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reperforator

reperforator noun: a device for punching a duplicate perforated paper tape of incoming messages for later retransmission.

Noun

reperforator (plural reperforators)

  1. A device for punching a duplicate perforated paper tape of incoming messages for later retransmission.
    • If an error is indicated the reperforator deletes the errored line from the tape and signals the transmitter to repeat the line of data.1958, Electronic Industries Association Engineering Dept., Proceedings of the EIA Conference on Automation Systems for Business and Industry, page 88
    • The reperforator punches the routing indicator, along with the message body, into a tape1960, Ehrhard A. Rossberg with Helmut E. Korta, Teleprinter Switching, page 217

Forms of reperforator

pluralreperforators

Origin of reperforator

From re- + perforator.

Questions about reperforator

What does reperforator mean?
Reperforator means a device for punching a duplicate perforated paper tape of incoming messages for later retransmission.
What part of speech is reperforator?
Reperforator is a noun.
What is the plural of reperforator?
The plural of reperforator is reperforators.

Words near reperforator in the dictionary

  1. reperforated
  2. reperforates
  3. reperforating
  4. reperforation
  5. reperforations
  6. reperforator
  7. reperforators
  8. reperform
  9. reperformance
  10. reperformances
  11. reperformed

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