- a former name for punched tape
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pa′per tape′, [Computers.]
- Computinga narrow strip of paper in which holes are punched in designated patterns to represent characters: formerly in common use as an input/output medium. Also called punched tape.
- 1885–90, for earlier sense
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paper tape n
'paper tape' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
channel
- key punch
- punch
- reel
- tape
- chad
- keypunch
- monotype
- punched tape
- reperforator
- Teletypesetter
- ticker