perforated tape
Britishnoun
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Examiners at the National Inventor’s Council questioned the robustness and accuracy of the internal clockwork mechanism responsible for moving the perforated tape through the system, while the U.S.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 10, 2012
This machine, by means of perforated tape, sets type by telegraph.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the edited copy is ready to be set in metal type, a typist reads it and makes a second perforated tape that tells in code how each line has been changed.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Teletypesetter performs its operations by the use of a perforated tape rather than a photocell.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the transmitting instrument was in operation, the perforated tape was passed over the drum in continuous, progressive motion.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer
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