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paper tape

paper tape noun: 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.

Noun

paper tape (usually uncountable, plural paper tapes)

  1. (historical, usually) 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.

paper tape meaning in Tamil

paper tape in Tamil

தாள் நாடா

Synonyms of paper tape

Forms of paper tape

pluralpaper tapes

Questions about paper tape

What does paper tape mean?
Paper tape means 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.
What is paper tape in Tamil?
Paper tape in Tamil is தாள் நாடா. See Paper tape meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is paper tape?
Paper tape is a noun.
What is the plural of paper tape?
The plural of paper tape is paper tapes.

Words near paper tape in the dictionary

  1. paper stainers
  2. paper streamer
  3. paper streamers
  4. paper street
  5. paper streets
  6. paper tape
  7. paper tapes
  8. paper the house
  9. paper thosai
  10. paper thosais
  11. paper ticket

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