punch card

Or punchcard,

noun

1. a card having holes punched in specific positions and patterns so as to represent data to be stored or processed mechanically, electrically, or photoelectrically.

Word History and Origins

Origin of punch card¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

But the justices in their unsigned opinion said it violated the principle of “equal protection of the laws” for Florida counties to use different standards for counting or not counting punch card ballots.

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The numbers were stored on punch cards and loaded into massive computers, allowing the club to rank players.

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She was an expert in the operation of these IBM punch card machines, but not because she wanted to be.

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Jim had a brief stint in the Army and then punched keys for a few years, back when data were stored on punch cards.

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After the funerals, which were nine days apart, we were coming back to the mortuary, like, "Do we get a punch card? Is there free coffee?"

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