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.
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Origin of reperforator
1915–20; re- + perforator
Words nearby reperforator
Repentigny, repeople, repercussion, repercussive, reperepe, reperforator, reperfusion, repertoire, repertory, repertory company, repertory society
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