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call number

–noun Library Science.
a number, letter, symbol, or combination of these, indicating the specific location of a work in a library, esp. the combination of the classification symbol and the designation for the author.

Origin:
1875–80, Americanism
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call number  
n.  A number used in libraries to classify a book and indicate its location on the shelves.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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