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
The I.T.U. has also rejected a publishers' request to compose stock tables automatically from perforated tape, at a substantial saving in labor cost.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Teletypesetter performs its operations by the use of a perforated tape rather than a photocell.
From Time Magazine Archive
This machine, by means of perforated tape, sets type by telegraph.
From Time Magazine Archive
It reached under the counter and pulled out a perforated tape.
From Tangle Hold by Wallace, F. L. (Floyd L.)
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