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BATTEN CHECK [1 record]

Record 1 2002-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Machinery
DEF

A check performed by sighting through the holes of two or more aligned punched cards toward a source of light to verity the punching, e.g. to determine if a hole has been punched in a corresponding punch position on all cards in a deck.

Key term(s)
  • visual check
  • peek a boo check

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanographie
DEF

Contrôle effectué en inspectant à vue les perforations d'une ou de plusieurs cartes superposées. Ce contrôle a pour but d'assurer que les perforations correspondantes d'une carte à l'autre ont bien été faites.

Spanish

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

Técnica de verificación de los agujeros perforados en dos o más tarjetas (fichas), colocándolas unas encima de otras y mirando a través de las combinaciones de perforaciones.

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