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multipunch

multipunch verb: to punch more than one hole in one column of a punch card, allowing a greater number of unique values to be represented per column.

Verb

multipunch (third-person singular simple present multipunches, present participle multipunching, simple past and past participle multipunched)

  1. (dated) To punch more than one hole in one column of a punch card, allowing a greater number of unique values to be represented per column.

Noun

multipunch (plural multipunches)

  1. (dated) An instance of more than one hole being punched in one column of a punch card.

Synonyms of multipunch

Forms of multipunch

Verb
third-person singular presentmultipunches
present participlemultipunching
past participlemultipunched
pastmultipunched
Noun
pluralmultipunches

Origin of multipunch

From multi- + punch.

Questions about multipunch

What does multipunch mean?
Multipunch means to punch more than one hole in one column of a punch card, allowing a greater number of unique values to be represented per column.
What part of speech is multipunch?
Multipunch can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of multipunch?
The past tense of multipunch is multipunched.

Words near multipunch in the dictionary

  1. multiprovincial
  2. multiproxy
  3. multips
  4. multipublished
  5. multipulse
  6. multipunch
  7. multipunched
  8. multipunches
  9. multipunching
  10. multipunctate
  11. multipuncture

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