Card-punch
keypunch (def 1).
Also, key punch. Also called card punch. a machine, operated by a keyboard, for coding information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specified patterns.
to punch holes in (a punch card or paper tape), using a keypunch.
to insert (data) into a computer by means of a keypunch:
to keypunch code numbers.
noun
a device, no longer widely used, controlled by a computer, for transferring information from the central processing unit onto punched cards Compare card reader
another name for key punch
n.
1933, from key (n.1) + punch (v.).
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- Card shark
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- Cardsharp
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- Cardstock
paper stock stiff enough for the printing of business cards and similar uses.