hollerith code

Hol·ler·ith code

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Definition of hollerith code words

noun hollerith code a system for coding data into punched cards, in which each horizontal row is assigned a different value, and letters, numbers, or special characters are encoded as combinations of these values in a vertical column. 1

before 1946

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1946; named after Herman Hollerith (1860-1929), U.S. inventor of the system

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