Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A trademark for a desktop rotary file of removable cards, usually used for names, addresses, and contact information.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective A trade name for a type of card file. Also used informally and improperly as a noun meaning
Rolodex(R) card file .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A type of rotating file index used for storing addresses, especially in a work context.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (trademark) a desktop rotary card index with removable cards; usually used for names, addresses, and telephone numbers
Etymologies
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Examples
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In times like these, your Rolodex is your secret weapon, because it contains the contacts you can call upon for help if you do end up getting the boot.
Nicole Williams: Recession Rolodex: 7 Contacts to Have on Speed Dial 2009
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Sure, David Rockefeller has collected a refrigerator-size tumbler of what were once called Rolodex cards, but only as a meticulous record of thousands of intimate interactions with people for whom he has cared, and who have cared about him.
Forbes.com: News Rick Segal 2011
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The Morning Benders 'new music video for "Promises," off their sophomore effort Big Echo, doesn't flex that kind of Rolodex muscle, but it does portray kids in Wayfarers drinking martinis and getting ready for what might as well be their own rendition of Barefoot in the Park.
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It is without doubt the best window management interface there is - way better than Windows Flip and WAY better than the ridiculous, LINEAR "Rolodex" that is Flip 3D (looks cool though, don't it?).
WebWorkerDaily 2010
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Choosing a photo from the "Rolodex" takes twice as long as choosing from a grid list in the gallery, and scrolling through your favourite contacts is much slower than opening your address book.
ZDNET.com.au 2009
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Our solutions will not stick if we do not re-examine the potential value of "Rolodex" presidents, slash-and-burn financial officers, and too many corporate leaders who could not mind their own stores.
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Choosing a photo from the "Rolodex" takes twice as long as choosing from a grid list in the gallery, and scrolling through your favourite contacts is much slower than opening your address book.
ZDNET.com.au 2009
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Our solutions will not stick if we do not re-examine the potential value of "Rolodex" presidents, slash-and-burn financial officers, and too many corporate leaders who could not mind their own stores.
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This CIA "Rolodex" has now transmogrified itself into a global jihad against the NeoCon led dream of Pipelinestan.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2008
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Given his background in everything from gaming to finance to music Ito, also a DJ, once ran a nightclub in Japan Ito has a formidable Rolodex, which will presumably be put into use when he takes the helm of the Media Lab.
MIT Media Labs: Meet the People Shaping Our Future Alex Wagner 2011
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