variants
or catalogue
plural catalogs or catalogues
1
: a book containing a list of things that you can buy, use, etc., and often pictures
She ordered clothes from a (mail-order) catalog.
a college/course catalog
2
: a group of similar or related things
The band played many songs from their catalog of hits.
a catalog of failures/disasters/mistakes
variants
or catalogue
catalogs or catalogues; cataloged or catalogued; cataloging or cataloguing
: to list or describe (something) in an organized way
They use the computer to catalog books.
The chart catalogs the results of each test.
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“Catalog.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/catalog. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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