card catalogue
noun[C]
UKukus(UScard catalog)a set ofcardsinalphabeticalorder, each one givinginformationabout anitemin acollection, forexampletheauthorandtitleof abook, withinformationon where tofindit:
Weundertookamajorreviewof the Library Management System,includingthetransferofrecordsfrom thecardcatalogueto theonlinecatalogue.
IT
acomputerfilethatcontainsinformationabout theitemsin acollection,listsofnamesandaddresses, etc., usually inalphabeticalorder, that can besearched:
Acomputerusercansearchthesite, whichactsas acardcatalogueforresourcesacrossall theagencies.