keypunch
[ kee-puhnch ]
/ ˈkiˌpʌntʃ /
noun
Also key punch. Also called card punch.
a machine, operated by a keyboard, for coding information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specified patterns.
verb (used with object)
to punch holes in (a punch card or paper tape), using a keypunch.
to insert (data) into a computer by means of a keypunch: to keypunch code numbers.
OTHER WORDS FROM keypunch
key·punch·er, nounWords nearby keypunch
keynote,
keynote address,
keynoter,
keypad,
keypal,
keypunch,
keyring drive,
keys,
keyserling,
keyslot,
keysmash
British Dictionary definitions for key punch
key punch
noun
Also called: card punch
a device having a keyboard that is operated manually to transfer data onto punched cards, paper tape, etc
verb key-punch
to transfer (data) onto punched cards, paper tape, etc, by using a key punch