key-punch machine
1key punch — noun (computing) An obsolete device operated by a keyboard, which transfers data onto punch cards, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑key * * * key punch, a machine having a keyboard similar to a typewriter, used to code information by punching patterns of… …
2key´punch´er — key punch, a machine having a keyboard similar to a typewriter, used to code information by punching patterns of holes in cards or tapes. key|punch «KEE PUHNCH», transitive verb. 1. to punch holes in (a punch card) using a key punch. 2. to record …
3key|punch — key punch, a machine having a keyboard similar to a typewriter, used to code information by punching patterns of holes in cards or tapes. key|punch «KEE PUHNCH», transitive verb. 1. to punch holes in (a punch card) using a key punch. 2. to record …
4key punch — n. a machine, operated from a keyboard, used to record data by punching holes in cards that can then be fed into machines for sorting, accounting, etc. * * * …
5key punch — n. a machine, operated from a keyboard, used to record data by punching holes in cards that can then be fed into machines for sorting, accounting, etc …
6Key punch — A key punch is a device for entering data into punched cards by precisely punching holes at locations designated by the keys struck by the operator. Early keypunches were manual devices. Later keypunches were mechanized, often resembled a small… …
7Keyboard perforating [key-punch] machine — Наборно перфорирующий аппарат …
8Key (lock) — A cut key A key is an instrument that is used to operate a lock. A typical key consists of two parts: the blade, which slides into the keyway of the lock and distinguishes between different keys, and the bow, which is left protruding so that… …
9punch — Ⅰ. punch [1] ► VERB 1) strike with the fist. 2) press (a button or key on a machine). 3) N. Amer. drive (cattle) by prodding them with a stick. ► NOUN 1) a blow with the fist. 2) informal …
10punch — punch1 [punch] n. [prob. < var. of ponchon: see PUNCHEON1] 1. a) a tool driven or pressed against a surface that is to be stamped, pierced, etc. b) a tool driven against a nail, bolt, etc. that is to be worked in, or against a pin that is to… …
