Definition

1. Noun:

   • A complete, systematic list of items: A "catalog" is an ordered list, often of objects, names, or works, arranged in a specific, logical order for reference.
   • A publication containing such a list: A "catalog" is also a book, booklet, or online resource that lists items for sale, library holdings, or exhibits, typically with descriptions.

2. Verb:

   • To list or classify items systematically: To "catalog" means to make a detailed, itemized list of things, organizing them into a catalog.
   • To enter an item into such a list: It also means the act of recording or classifying an individual item within a systematic list.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • The library's online catalog makes it easy to find any book.
  • I ordered a new desk from a furniture catalog.

• Verb:

  • The librarian will catalog the new donations this week.
  • Scientists are working to catalog all the species in the region.

Advanced Usage

• "to catalog something as something": to classify or list an item under a specific category.
  • The artifact was cataloged as belonging to the 18th century.

Variants and Related Words

• Catalogue: This is a common alternate spelling, especially in British English. The definitions and usage are identical to "catalog".
• Cataloguer/Cataloger (noun): A person whose job is to create catalogs.
  • She works as a cataloger for the museum.
• Cataloging/Cataloguing (noun): The process or activity of making a catalog.
  • The cataloging of the archive took several years.

Synonyms

• Noun: list, register, directory, index, inventory, record.
• Verb: list, record, register, index, inventory, classify.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(The word "catalog" is not typically used in phrasal verb constructions. The action is generally expressed directly: "to catalog something.")

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms that use the word "catalog" as their core component.)

Noun

1. a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically
   • it does not pretend to be a catalog of his achievements
2. a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things
   • he found it in the Sears catalog

Verb

1. make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
   • He is cataloguing his photographic negatives
2. make a catalogue, compile a catalogue
   • She spends her weekends cataloguing