overpunch

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verb

To punch (some value or pattern) over an existing pattern on paper tape.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

verboverpunch (third-person singular simple present overpunches, present participle overpunching, simple past and past participle overpunched)

present singular third person overpunches · participle present overpunching · participle past overpunched · past overpunched

  1. transitivecomputingTo punch (some value or pattern) over an existing pattern on paper tape.

Origin

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APA

overpunch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpunch

MLA

“overpunch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpunch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overpunch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overpunch.

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