punched paper tape reader
- noun
- Archaic
:
lector de cinta perforada
- Early mainframes often relied on a punched paper tape reader to input both data and instructions.
Examples
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The technician loaded the program into the computer using a punched paper tape reader.
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After threading the tape into the punched paper tape reader, the machine began processing the data automatically.
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The punched paper tape reader is an essential tool in data processing.
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Can you show me how the punched paper tape reader works?
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The technician loaded the program into the computer using a punched paper tape reader.
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Early mainframes often relied on a punched paper tape reader to input both data and instructions.
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After threading the tape into the punched paper tape reader, the machine began processing the data automatically.
Synonyms
A machine that reads information from paper tape with holes
A machine that looks at holes in a long paper strip to get computer instructions
A machine that gets data from long paper with holes used by old computers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is fully compositional: 'punched' (having holes made), 'paper tape' (a strip of paper used as a recording medium), and 'reader' (a device that reads) combine to yield a device that reads holes in paper tape encoding data. While the concept is somewhat technical, the meaning is directly derivable from the constituent words and common compound-noun formation, so a B1 learner who knows the parts should understand it.
Etymology
Punched paper tape reader comes from early machines that used long strips of paper with holes 'punched' in them like a simple code, and a reader would run the tape through a machine to 'read' the holes. That's why the name means a device that reads data from holes in paper tape.
