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unit record

unit record noun: a single unit of input or output, as a punch card or line of printout.

unit record: a single unit of input or output, as a punch card or line of printout
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Noun

unit record (plural unit records)

  1. A single unit of input or output, as a punch card or line of printout.
    • Sometimes, but not often, the posting medium is a bound sales book, a bound cash book, or bound journal of merchandise credits. In modern institutions Loose Leaf units are generally used, because they are easily handled and readily classified. Loose Leaf units for each transaction are more...1918 Elliott-Fisher Way Bookkeeping by Machinery. A Text Book for the Guidance of the Novice or Expert. Elliott-Fisher Company, Harrisburg, Pa. Revised 1918 p.30
    • Unit Records maintenance problems in the harsh environmental conditions to which punched paper card systems are subjected in Southeast Asia might be alleviated greatly by a new concept developed by the U.S.Army Electronics Command.1968 Donald D. Curry. "New Unit Record Concepts Viewed for ADP Applications". Army Research And Development Newsmagazine October1968. p.28

Adjective

unit record (not comparable)

  1. relating to unit record devices, processes, or media

unit record meaning in Tamil

unit record in Tamil

பதிவேடு அலகு

Forms of unit record

pluralunit records

Questions about unit record

What does unit record mean?
Unit record means a single unit of input or output, as a punch card or line of printout.
What is unit record in Tamil?
Unit record in Tamil is பதிவேடு அலகு. See Unit record meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is unit record?
Unit record can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of unit record?
The plural of unit record is unit records.

Words near unit record in the dictionary

  1. unit operation
  2. unit operations
  3. unit price
  4. unit prices
  5. unit pricing
  6. unit record
  7. unit sphere
  8. unit spheres
  9. unit test
  10. unit testing
  11. unit tests

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