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 Teletypesetter performs its operations by the use of a perforated tape rather than a photocell.
From Time Magazine Archive
At 6:30 one morning a robot control, operated by perforated tape, was set in motion to trigger an explosion atop a 300-ft. latticed steel pylon in the North African desert.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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 Dyer, Frank Lewis
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