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call slip

n.
A form filled out by a library patron to request a book.
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call slip

n
(Library Science & Bibliography) a form for requesting a library book by title and call number. Also called: call card or requisition form
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call′ slip`


n.
a printed form filled in by a library patron to request the use of a particular item.
[1880–85, Amer.]
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