file card

American  

noun

1. a card of a size suitable for filing, typically 3 × 5 inches (7.62 × 12.7 centimeters) or 4 × 6 inches (10.16 × 15.24 centimeters).

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Etymology

Origin of file card

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Among other responsibilities, the CDU was tasked with creating a file card for every demonstrator it could identify at protests in Philadelphia.

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2023

Later, he transcribed his notes to a file card that went into a growing mass of research on Reagan the man and President, to be distilled into a biography after Reagan leaves office.

From Time Magazine Archive

A file card said that Joseph Rogon had died of bronchial pneumonia in Chicago's dreary, red-brick Bridewell Prison Hospital on Feb. 20.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although Syndicated Columnist Maxine Cheshire, who broke the story, was shown in March a file card that revealed three gifts presented in 1972, they had been received in the Gifts Unit only the day before.

From Time Magazine Archive

Inside was a file card, written in green Biro.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell