# Kardex

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A medical-patient information system which uses forms preprinted on durable card stock; loosely, any similar system for paper-based record-keeping.
2. The device used to hold the cards of such a system; visible file.

## Etymology
From the trademarked name of a particular brand of card system; an alteration of card (“data recorded on durable paper”) + -ex.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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