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punched tape
noun
Paper tape
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The transmitter used a typewriter keyboard that punched tape, and the receiver printed text.
In early computers, the user typed programs onto punched tape or cards, from which they were read into the computer.
The Digest also contained a report on research titled "Punched Tape Date Preparation System for Use in Psychiatric Interviews".
However, initial entry of the program into computer memory is often still accomplished using punched tape.
When data is fed into it by punched tape or cards, the machine is capable of untended operation.
On some NC systems, the coded information is inserted into the machines on punched cards or magnetic tape instead of punched tape.
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I handset books of poetry using metal type and a composing stick, and I edited a magazine that switched from waxing and Letraset to punched paper tape (I was always impressed by typesetters who could read punched tapes by eye).
The programmed commands may be contained on mechanical devices (e.g., mechanical cams and linkages), punched paper tape, magnetic tape, magnetic disks, computer memory, or any of a variety of other media that have been developed over the years for particular applications.
Machines that, when he was growing up, were the stuff of men in white coats poring over punched paper tape and whirring, tape-recorder style reels in sealed, air-conditioned rooms are, thanks to Jobs, sleek hand-held devices that slip into handbags – wallets in the next couple of years, no doubt.
Early forms of auxiliary storage included punched paper tape, punched cards, and magnetic drums.
The autotypist used punched paper tape for its storage medium.
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