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Visible file

A visible file or kardex is a filing system for overlapping cards fixed in shallow drawers.

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A visible file or kardex (a generic trademark referring to a prominent purveyor) is a filing system for overlapping cards fixed in shallow drawers.

A version was commercialized by Kardex. The Library Bureau company commercialized the similar L. B. Speedac,1 while yet another brand was the Index Visible System. The ACME Visual File system was manufactured in Crozet, Virginia.

See also

See also

  • Card catalog – Register of bibliographic itemsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
  • Card file – System of small items of information stored on paper slips or cards
  • Microsoft Cardfile – Software of personal information manager type
  • Rolodex – Rotating card file device
References

References

  1. The Magazine of Business 47:294 (1925)