punched tape

English

Noun

punched tape (usually uncountable, plural punched tapes)

(computing) perforated paper tape
- 1960 December, “Talking of Trains: Recording electric operation”, in Trains Illustrated, page 707:
  Train positions and speeds were established by a track magnet at each milepost, which produced a suitable mark on the punched recording tape whenever a train passed.

References

“punched tape”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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