punched tape

punched tape

noun
Computers. paper tape.
Also, punch tape.


Origin:
1880–85
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Punched tape is always a great word to know.
So is disk drive. Does it mean:
to put a computer system together by supplying a specific computer with appropriate peripheral devices and connecting them
a device that enables data to be read from or written on a spinning magnetic disk, magnetic disk pack, floppy disk, or optical disk
Collins
World English Dictionary
punched tape or sometimes (US) perforated tape
 
n
other terms for paper tape
 
perforated tape or sometimes (US) perforated tape
 
n

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