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hollerith code

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Hol⋅ler⋅ith code

  [hol-uh-rith]
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–noun Computers.
a system for coding data into punched cards, in which each horizontal row is assigned a different value, and letters, numbers, or special characters are encoded as combinations of these values in a vertical column.
Origin:
1946; named after Herman Hollerith (1860–1929), U.S. inventor of the system
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Hollerith code  
n.  A code used for recording alphanumeric information on punch cards.

[After Herman Hollerith.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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