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Hollerith card

Hollerith card noun: a punch card.

hollerith card: a punch card
Image: Herman Hollerith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Noun

Hollerith card (plural Hollerith cards)

  1. (historical) A punch card.

Hollerith card meaning in Tamil

Hollerith card in Tamil

ஹோலரித் அட்டை

Forms of Hollerith card

pluralHollerith cards

Origin of Hollerith card

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

Questions about Hollerith card

What does Hollerith card mean?
Hollerith card means a punch card.
What is Hollerith card in Tamil?
Hollerith card in Tamil is ஹோலரித் அட்டை. See Hollerith card meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Hollerith card?
Hollerith card is a noun.
What is the plural of Hollerith card?
The plural of Hollerith card is Hollerith cards.

Words near Hollerith card in the dictionary

  1. hollering at
  2. hollering back
  3. hollering copper
  4. hollerings
  5. Hollerith
  6. Hollerith card
  7. Hollerith cards
  8. Hollerith code
  9. Hollerith machine
  10. Hollerith machines
  11. Hollerman

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