punched card

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noun

(formerly) a card on which data can be coded in the form of punched holes. In computing, there were usually 80 columns and 12 rows, each column containing a pattern of holes representing one characterSometimes shortened to: card

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Words nearby punched card

punchball, punchboard, punch bowl, punch card, punch-drunk, punched card, punched tape, puncheon, punch in, Punchinello, punching bag

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How to use punched card in a sentence

MacIntosh jotted down the data Alan gave him and transferred it to a punched card.
Starman's Quest|Robert Silverberg
The survey-ship put its findings on a punched card, six inches by eight, and went hastily on in search of something better.
The Forgotten Planet|Murray Leinster