paper tape en · NOUN
Meanings
- (historical, uncountable, usually) An early sequential digital storage medium originally used with teletype machines, consisting of a long roll of paper, each character being encoded as a pattern of punched holes.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| paper tapes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
punched tape · punched paper tape
Translations (7)
fi reikänauha (early sequential digital storage medium consisting of a long roll of paper) · de Lochstreifen (early sequential digital storage medium consisting of a long roll of paper) · sv hålremsa (early sequential digital storage medium consisting of a long roll of paper) · pl taśma dziurkowana (early sequential digital storage medium consisting of a long roll of paper) · lt perfojuosta (early sequential digital storage medium consisting of a long roll of paper) · nl ponsband (early sequential digital storage medium consisting of a long roll of paper) · pl taśma perforowana (early sequential digital storage medium consisting of a long roll of paper)