variants
or catalogue
cataloged or catalogued; cataloging or cataloguing
1
: to make a catalog of
catalog a collection of books
2
a
: to enter in a catalog
b
: to classify (something, such as books or information) descriptively
Scientific monographs are cataloged into a database that will be available to researchers.
1
: to make or work on a catalog
2
: to become listed in a catalog at a specified price
this stamp catalogs at $2
cataloger
noun
or cataloguer
Examples of catalog in a Sentence
Noun
The band played many songs from their catalog of hits.
a catalog of music album titles
Verb
They use the computer to catalog books.
The chart catalogs the results of each test.
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Virginie Berger, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Meanwhile, Justin, who recently sold his music catalog for $200 million amid unconfirmed reports of money problems, cut ties with Drew House in April 2025 and has been teasing a new brand, Skylrk.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
Harry Kazakian, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit filed by the National Center for Youth Law have also cataloged long wait times and slow DNA results.
—Cedar Attanasio, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
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Noun
In return, the startups would receive the right to continue using major-label catalogs to train their models with new controls and attribution systems in place.
—Virginie Berger, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Meanwhile, Justin, who recently sold his music catalog for $200 million amid unconfirmed reports of money problems, cut ties with Drew House in April 2025 and has been teasing a new brand, Skylrk.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
Verb
This means cataloging current hardware, software and network configurations, as well as identifying and labeling customer info, financial records, IP and other sensitive data.
—Harry Kazakian, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit filed by the National Center for Youth Law have also cataloged long wait times and slow DNA results.
—Cedar Attanasio, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
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“Catalog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catalog. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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catalog
1 of 2 noun
cat·a·log
variants
or catalogue
ˈkat-ᵊl-ˌȯg 
-ˌäg
1
: a list of names, titles, or articles arranged according to a system
2
: a book or file containing a catalog
catalog
2 of 2 verb
variants
or catalogue
cataloged or catalogued; cataloging or cataloguing
1
: to make a catalog of
2
: to enter in a catalog
catalog books
cataloger
noun
or cataloguer
-ˈȯ-gər,
-ˈä-gər
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