Rolodex

American

[roh-luh-deks] / ˈroʊ ləˌdɛks /

Trademark.

a small desktop file containing cards for names, addresses, and phone numbers.

Rolodex British

/ ˈrəʊləˌdɛks /

noun

a small file for holding names, addresses, and telephone numbers, consisting of cards attached horizontally to a rotatable central cylinder

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Various media and tech players eyed the brand—with its four decades of cultural cachet, 100 million aggregate social media followers, and Rolodex of Bezoses and Ballmers.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

To justify Microsoft’s 2016 purchase price of $27 billion, the platform evolved from a digital Rolodex into a daily destination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

We really had to run through a Rolodex of sounds, because he’s too smart and would learn the words.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2025

Artists who get to a high level, they have these opportunities because they have the Rolodex.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

His thoughts were scattered, jumping from one image to the next, like the Rolodex but without a purpose.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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