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ROW PUNCH [4 records]

Record 1 2004-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Machinery
DEF

In a punch-card machine, one of a set of pulses associated with a particular row of punch positions on a punch card.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanographie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Máquinas de oficina
DEF

En las unidades de tarjetas (fichas) perforadas es uno, de una serie de pulsos, que define una fila o hilera específica en las columnas de una tarjeta perforada.

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Record 2 2004-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

Pertaining to the binary representation of data on cards in which the significances of punch positions are assigned along card columns. For example, each column in a 12-row card may be used to represent 12 consecutive bits. Contrast with row binary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
DEF

Método para representar números binarios en tarjetas (fichas) perforadas; las posiciones de perforación consecutivas de cada columna de tarjeta se consideran como dígitos consecutivos en un número binario.

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Record 3 2001-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Storage Media (Data Processing)
DEF

An imaginary line, used as a reference edge, along the top edge of a punch card, that is, a line along the edge nearest the 12-punch row of a Hollerith card.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Supports d'information (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Medios de almacenamiento (Procesamiento de datos)
DEF

Línea imaginaria usada como extremo de referencia a lo largo del borde superior de una tarjeta (ficha) perforada; es decir, es una línea a lo largo del borde más cercano a la perforación doce en una tarjeta de código Hollerith.

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Record 4 1997-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Machinery
OBS

punch: a device that manually or automatically makes holes in specified locations on a punch card or paper tape.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanographie

Spanish

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