
1) American invention 2) Bygone data entry device 3) Outmoded data entry method
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A keypunch is a device for precisely punching holes into stiff paper cards at specific locations as determined by keys struck by a human operator. For Jacquard looms, the resulting punched cards contained the program directing a loom`s operation. For Hollerith machines, other unit record machines, and computers, the resulting punched cards contai....
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Means of converting hard copy to machine-readable form by punching holes in either cards or paper tape.
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Also calleda machine, operated by a keyboard, for coding information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specified patterns.
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