paper tape

English

Noun

paper tape (usually uncountable, plural paper tapes)

1. (computing, historical) An early sequential digital storage medium originally used with teletype machines, consisting of a long roll of paper, each character being encoded as a pattern of punched holes.

   Synonyms: punched paper tape, punched tape

Translations

early sequential digital storage medium consisting of a long roll of paper

• Finnish: reikänauha
• German: Lochstreifen (de) m

See also

• Punched tape on Wikipedia.Wikipedia