reperforator

[ ree-pur-fuh-rey-ter ]

/ riˈpɜr fəˌreɪ tər /

noun

(especially in teletype transmission) a machine for punching a duplicate perforated paper tape of incoming messages so that they may later be retransmitted: used for automatic typesetting.

Nearby words

repentigny,
repeople,
repercussion,
repercussive,
reperepe,
repertoire,
repertory,
repertory company,
repertory society,
repertory theater

Origin of reperforator

1915–20; re- + perforator