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unpunched

unpunched adjective: not having been punched, often specifically with reference to punch cards or tickets.

Adjective

unpunched (not comparable)

  1. Not having been punched, often specifically with reference to punch cards or tickets.
    • Feed an unpunched card into the punching station by pressing FEED.1979, William F. Schallert, Carol Reedy Clark, Programming in FORTRAN, page 16
    • Anyway, I had left the encounter with a clean conscience and an unpunched face. Just.2014, Ned Boulting, 101 Damnations: Dispatches from the 101st Tour de France

Origin of unpunched

From un- + punched.

Questions about unpunched

What does unpunched mean?
Unpunched means not having been punched, often specifically with reference to punch cards or tickets.
What part of speech is unpunched?
Unpunched is an adjective.

Words near unpunched in the dictionary

  1. unpummeled
  2. unpummelled
  3. unpumpable
  4. unpumped
  5. unpunchable
  6. unpunched
  7. unpunctate
  8. unpunctated
  9. unpunctilious
  10. unpunctual
  11. unpunctualities

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