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語源

Borrowed from German Zettelkasten (literally “a slip box”).

名詞

Zettelkasten (plural Zettelkastens)

1. A system of small items of information stored on paper slips or cards, used for organizing knowledge and taking notes.

   Synonyms: card file, slip box

   Coordinate terms: atomic note, fleeting note, personal knowledge base, personal knowledge management, second brain, digital garden

   • 1971, Hans-Bernhard Moeller, “Perception, Word-Play, and the Printed Page: Arno Schmidt and His Poe Novel”, in Books Abroad, volume 45, number 1, page 29:

     "Zettel" is German for an index card, and a "Zettelkasten" is a writer's index card file. Schmidt prepared for Zettels Traum with a collection of more than 100,000 index cards in his legendary card file.

Further reading

• Zettelkasten on Wikipedia.Wikipedia