punchcards

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. punched card; a card with holes punched in specific positions

Real-world Examples

However, punchcards were slow and write-once, you can't easily un-punch a hole.

Source: Technology Crash Course

The main program was stored on 62,500 punchcards, roughly equivalent to 5 megabytes of data, that's the size of an average smartphone photo today.

Source: Technology Crash Course

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