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punched tape

UK/pʌnt͡ʃt ˈteɪp/

punched tape noun: synonym of paper tape (“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

punched tape (usually uncountable, plural punched tapes)

  1. (historical, usually) Synonym of paper tape (“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”).
    • Train positions and speeds were established by a track magnet at each milepost, which produced a suitable mark on the punched recording tape whenever a train passed.1960 December, “Talking of Trains: Recording Electric Operation”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 707

punched tape meaning in Tamil

punched tape in Tamil

துளை நாடா

Synonyms of punched tape

Forms of punched tape

pluralpunched tapes

Origin of punched tape

From punched (adjective) + tape.

Words that rhyme with punched tape

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Questions about punched tape

What does punched tape mean?
Punched tape means synonym of paper tape (“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 punched tape in Tamil?
Punched tape in Tamil is துளை நாடா. See Punched tape meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is punched tape?
Punched tape is a noun.
How do you pronounce punched tape?
Punched tape is pronounced /pʌnt͡ʃt ˈteɪp/ (UK).
What is the plural of punched tape?
The plural of punched tape is punched tapes.

Words near punched tape in the dictionary

  1. punched paper tapes
  2. punched pocket
  3. punched pockets
  4. punched someone's lights out
  5. punched someone's ticket
  6. punched tape
  7. punched tapes
  8. punched the air
  9. punched up
  10. punched upward
  11. punched upwards

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