Rolodex

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noun

ˈrō-lə-ˌdeks 

variants or rolodex

plural Rolodexes or rolodexes

1

a

: the expansive business and sometimes social connections of a person or entity especially that can be drawn on to achieve a goal

Humain plans to build up to six gigawatts in data center capability across the country by 2034, with a rolodex of key AI partners, including Nvidia, AMD, Amazon Web Services, Qualcomm and Cisco.

—Tala Alrajjal

Two nonprofit organizations that aim to improve economic and social well-being through targeted programming will kick off … an initiative organizers say will catalyze progress through "unlikely" collaborations. … These foundations' collective rolodex will bring in farmers, business executives and others …

—Jeff Elkins

b

: a source from which something may be drawn as needed

And while "Little Shop [of Horrors]" may be a staple in the community theater rolodex, Tiernan said, he wanted to change things up for his production.

—Melissa Heckscher

2

: a collection of people, businesses, etc. that make up a group having some common characteristic

The 49ers' need to add a defensive lineman grows weekly. Sam Okuayinonu got carted off with an ankle injury Sunday, joining the Rolodex of injured defensive ends …

—Cam Inman

Rolodex

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trademark

Ro·​lo·​dex

—used for a desktop rotating file of notecards that contain contact information for usually business connections

Word History

Etymology

Noun

after rolodex entry 2

First Known Use

Noun

1982, in the meaning defined at sense 1a