call number

call number

n. A number used in libraries to classify a book and indicate its location on the shelves.

call number

n (Library Science & Bibliography) the number given to a book in a library, indicating its shelf location. Also called: call mark

call′ num`ber

n. a number, letter, symbol, or combination of these, indicating the specific location of a work in a library. [1875–80, Amer.]

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Noun

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call number - a mark consisting of characters written on a book; used to indicate shelf locationcall mark, pressmarkmark - a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation); "his answer was just a punctuation mark"