card catalogue
noun [ C ]
UK ukus( US card catalog)a set of cards in alphabetical order, each one giving information about an item in a collection, for example the author and title of a book, with information on where to find it:
We undertook a major review of the Library Management System, including the transfer of records from the card catalogue to the online catalogue.
IT
a computer file that contains information about the items in a collection, lists of names and addresses, etc., usually in alphabetical order, that can be searched:
A computer user can search the site, which acts as a card catalogue for resources across all the agencies.