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punched tape
Sign in to saveAlso known as perforated paper tape, punched paper tape
form of data storage
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- Instance of
- recording medium
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- Punched tapes
- described by source
- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
- different from
- punched card
- P13411
- radio
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Encyclopedic overview
Five- and eight-hole wide punched paper tape Creed model 6S/2 5-hole paper tape reader Paper tape reader on the Harwell computer with a small piece of five-hole tape connected in a circle – creating a physical program loop
Punched tape or perforated paper tape is a form of data storage that consists of a long strip of paper through which small holes are punched. It was developed from and was subsequently used alongside punched cards, the difference being that the tape is continuous.
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