card-punch

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahrd puhnch]
- /kɑrd pʌntʃ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahrd puhnch]
- /kɑrd pʌntʃ/

Definitions of card-punch word

noun card-punch 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. 1
verb with object card-punch to punch holes in (a punch card or paper tape), using a keypunch. 1
verb with object card-punch to insert (data) into a computer by means of a keypunch: to keypunch code numbers. 1

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Origin of card-punch

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35; key1 + punch1

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Parts of speech for Card-punch

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Card-punch

card-punch popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.