punched tape

or punch tape


noun
  1. Computers. paper tape.

Origin of punched tape

1
First recorded in 1880–85

Words Nearby punched tape

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How to use punched tape in a sentence

  • The signal was coming through frantically as Tiger reached for the pile of punched tape running out on the floor.

    Star Surgeon | Alan Nourse
  • Two telephones are now used, and the punched tape has in it five rows of perforations.

    The Romance of Modern Invention | Archibald Williams

British Dictionary definitions for punched tape

punched tape

noun
  1. a strip of paper for recording information in the form of rows of either six or eight holes, some or all of which are punched to produce a combination used as a discrete code symbol, formerly used in computers, telex machines, etc

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