punched tape en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pʌnt͡ʃt ˈteɪp/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
From punched (adjective) + tape.
Meanings
-
(historical, uncountable, usually) Synonym of paper tape (“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”).
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.
1960 December, “Talking of Trains: Recording Electric Operation”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 707:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| punched tapes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Synonyms
paper tape · punched paper tape
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