rolodex

Rotating card file

A rolodex is a rotating file device for storing contact information on removable cards, once ubiquitous on office desks before digital contact management.

Now used figuratively for someone's network of professional contacts: She has an impressive rolodex of industry connections.

The word has become generic despite its trademark origins. (Capitalized Rolodex is the brand name.)

metaphor

network

Interconnected system

connectionsRelationships between things
mentalOf the mind
memoryMind's retention capacity

contacts · resources · little black book · go-to · inner circle · database · CRM · brain · recall · repertoire

contacts

address

Speak to formally

phoneHandheld communication device
emailDigital written communication
namesPersonal identifying words

clients · prospects · leads · acquaintances · colleagues · associates · connections · referrals · networking · clientele

physical

spinning

Revolving around an axis

rotatingTurning on an axis
carouselRevolving platform with seats
wheelRotating circular frame

circular · desktop · cards · flip · thumb · browse · scroll · swivel · plastic · metal

organization

alphabetical

Ordered by letter sequence

tabsProjecting flaps for gripping
dividersThings that partition space
indexAlphabetical guide to contents

categorize · sort · filing · labels · retrieve · systematize · classify · archive · catalogue · listing

rolodex

network

address

spinning

alphabetical

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