keypunch

[kee-puhnch]

key·punch

[kee-puhnch]
noun
1.
Also, key punch. Also called card punch. a machine, operated by a keyboard, for coding information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specified patterns.
verb (used with object)
2.
to punch holes in (a punch card or paper tape), using a keypunch.
3.
to insert (data) into a computer by means of a keypunch: to keypunch code numbers.

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Keypunch is one of our favorite verbs.
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to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.

Origin:
1930–35; key1 + punch1

key·punch·er, noun
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