punch card
or punch·card, punched card
noun
a card having holes punched in specific positions and patterns so as to represent data to be stored or processed mechanically, electrically, or photoelectrically.
Origin of punch card
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby punch card
puncak jaya,
punce,
punch,
punch biopsy,
punch bowl,
punch card,
punch graft,
punch in,
punch line,
punch list,
punch out
British Dictionary definitions for punched card
punched card
esp US punch card
noun
(formerly) a card on which data can be coded in the form of punched holes. In computing, there were usually 80 columns and 12 rows, each column containing a pattern of holes representing one character
Sometimes shortened to: card