title card

[ tahyt-l kahrd ]

noun

1. intertitle ( def ).
2. a card with the title of a book or the name of another object in a library collection, traditionally organized in alphabetical order in the library’s card catalog:

   Each record should have a main title card.

Word History and Origins

Origin of title card¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Plus, coming into “Dune: Prophecy” as a stone-cold uninitiate is a challenge for which the script compensates using a combination of summary via narration and a brief, expository title card.

From Salon

The show honored producer Quincy Jones, who died this week, with a title card before the closing goodbyes.

From Los Angeles Times

Before the closing goodbyes, a title card honored Teri Garr, who died this week.

From Los Angeles Times

It's funny, when we were first designing the title card for the show we were like, “Oh, wouldn’t it be fun to have the “is” sort of flip, like on a hinge?

From Salon

A title card before the closing hugs honored Kris Kristofferson, who died Sept. 28 at 88.

From Los Angeles Times