keypunch
keypunch noun: a mechanical device whose keys are pressed, individually or in combination, to punch holes in punched cards or paper tape that correspond to particular characters.
Noun
keypunch (plural keypunches)
- A mechanical device whose keys are pressed, individually or in combination, to punch holes in punched cards or paper tape that correspond to particular characters.
- In an admirable combination of the skills of the scientist and the sensitivity of the artist, he mapped hundreds of thousands of images through a keypunch data-processing system and then tried to understand the meanings of the patterns that emerged independent of his own classifications.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 107
- An electric machine with a keyboard that has the same function.
Verb
keypunch (third-person singular simple present keypunches, present participle keypunching, simple past and past participle keypunched)
- To use such a device or machine
keypunch meaning in Bengali
keypunch in Bengali
- এককভাবে, একত্রে
Forms of keypunch
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | keypunches |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | keypunches |
| present participle | keypunching |
| past participle | keypunched |
| past | keypunched |
Origin of keypunch
From key + punch.
Words formed from keypunch
Questions about keypunch
- What does keypunch mean?
- Keypunch means a mechanical device whose keys are pressed, individually or in combination, to punch holes in punched cards or paper tape that correspond to particular characters.
- What is keypunch in Bengali?
- Keypunch in Bengali is এককভাবে, একত্রে. See Keypunch meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is keypunch?
- Keypunch can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of keypunch?
- The plural of keypunch is keypunches.
Words near keypunch in the dictionary
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