punch card
noun
: a card in which holes are punched in designated positions to represent data
called also Hollerith card, punched card
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After leading the development of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) at Penn, computer scientists J. Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly set about creating a replacement for punch cards.
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IEEE Spectrum, 13 Sep. 2024
Cost is $5 for game punch card and $5 for pictures with the Easter Bunny.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
In 2024, loyalty isn't built with coupons and punch cards—it's built with apps that offer a side of entertainment with every deal.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
In the early 1960s, when Wolf’s coding efforts could involve stacks of punch cards a foot and a half high, she was awed by the range of ideas her Panoramic colleagues threw at the wall.
—Shaun Raviv, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2020
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IEEE Spectrum, 13 Sep. 2024
Cost is $5 for game punch card and $5 for pictures with the Easter Bunny.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
In 2024, loyalty isn't built with coupons and punch cards—it's built with apps that offer a side of entertainment with every deal.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
In the early 1960s, when Wolf’s coding efforts could involve stacks of punch cards a foot and a half high, she was awed by the range of ideas her Panoramic colleagues threw at the wall.
—Shaun Raviv, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2020
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“Punch card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch%20card. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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