Hollerith code

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A standard code defining the patterns of holes on punch cards that represent various text characters.

Word forms

Hollerith code

Etymology

Named after American inventor Herman Hollerith (1860–1929), who patented machine-readable punch card devices in 1889.

Related words

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