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verbmultipunch (third-person singular simple present multipunches, present participle multipunching, simple past and past participle multipunched)
present singular third person multipunches · participle present multipunching · participle past multipunched · past multipunched
- datedcomputingTo punch more than one hole in one column of a punch card, allowing a greater number of unique values to be represented per column.
nounmultipunch (plural multipunches)
plural multipunches
- datedcomputingAn instance of more than one hole being punched in one column of a punch card.
Synonyms: multiperforation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn instance of more than one hole being punched in one column of a punch card.
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multipunch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multipunch
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“multipunch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multipunch. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multipunch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multipunch.
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