Meanings
nounHollerith machine (plural Hollerith machines)
plural Hollerith machines
- historicalcomputingA kind of tabulating machine using punch cards.
Origin
Named after American inventor Herman Hollerith (1860–1929).
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Hollerith machine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hollerith%20machine
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