index card

noun [C] WORKPLACE

Definition

› a small card used to record information such as addresses, telephone numbers, etc. kept in a card index (= a small box with cards arranged in alphabetical order)

(Definition of index card noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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