card punch

noun

A machine that punches holes in a punch card

Meanings

nouncard punch (plural card punches)

plural card punches

  1. historicalcomputingA machine that punches holes in a punch card

Translations

Italian perforatore, perforatrice
  • perforatoremachine
  • perforatricemachine
  • bucatricemachine
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APA

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Chicago

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