paper tape
noun Computers.
a 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,
punch tape.
Origin of paper tape
1885–90, for earlier sense
Words nearby paper tape
paper money,
paper mulberry,
paper nautilus,
paper over,
paper profit,
paper tape,
paper tiger,
paper trail,
paper wasp,
paper-clip,
paper-cutter
Example sentences from the Web for paper tape
I might explain that these are made by a wheel in the paper-tape dispenser.
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