English Explanatory Dictionary

punched tape

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of paper tape (“an early sequential digital storage medium originally used with teletype machines, consisting of a long roll of paper, each character being encoded as a pattern of punched holes”).

Pronunciation

/pʌnt͡ʃt ˈteɪp/ En-us-punched tape.oga

Word forms

punched tape punched tapes

Etymology

From punched (adjective) + tape.

Synonyms

punched paper tape paper tape
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