key punch

noun

1. Also calledcard punch a device having a keyboard that is operated manually to transfer data onto punched cards, paper tape, etc

verb

1. to transfer (data) onto punched cards, paper tape, etc, by using a key punch

Example Sentences

As one of these images shows, every key punch was in the script and linked to a graphic of the keyboard.

From The Daily Beast

She learned to key-punch, which was the prototype of computers.

From The Daily Beast