keypunched; keypunching; keypunches
: to enter (data) on punch cards with a keypunch
keypuncher
noun
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2012
Additional thousands of data-processing personnel had worked only with IBM equipment, including keypunch machines, printers, tape drives, disk drives, and software, which in many instances took years to master.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Apr. 2019
According to Rhonda’s mother, Judy, in September 1981, Rhonda began working as a keypunch operator at Hickory Steel Company about 20 minutes away from Valdese in Hickory, North Carolina.
—Kyani Reid, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2022
Mother landed a good job at nearby Tinker Air Force Base working as a keypunch operator.
—WSJ, 19 Dec. 2017
Apparently the alignment of the holes punched by the keypunch didn't quite match the alignment of the card reader, causing a read error.
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 11 Dec. 2017
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Noun
Computer operator positions were frequently filled by women, as were those of coder, keypunch operator, and computer (a term that used to refer to the person, not the machine).
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2012
Additional thousands of data-processing personnel had worked only with IBM equipment, including keypunch machines, printers, tape drives, disk drives, and software, which in many instances took years to master.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Apr. 2019
According to Rhonda’s mother, Judy, in September 1981, Rhonda began working as a keypunch operator at Hickory Steel Company about 20 minutes away from Valdese in Hickory, North Carolina.
—Kyani Reid, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2022
Mother landed a good job at nearby Tinker Air Force Base working as a keypunch operator.
—WSJ, 19 Dec. 2017
Apparently the alignment of the holes punched by the keypunch didn't quite match the alignment of the card reader, causing a read error.
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 11 Dec. 2017
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“Keypunch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keypunch. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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