paper tape
Perforated data medium
Paper tape is a strip of paper used to store data as patterns of punched holes, each row representing a character or instruction.
It served as an early computer input/output medium and was used with telegraphs and teletypes.
Now obsolete, replaced by magnetic and digital storage: The old mainframe still had boxes of paper tape in the closet.
Strike with fist
- perforationHole punched through something
- chadPunched-out paper bits
- readerOne who peruses text
- teletypeElectric text transmitter
binary · ASCII · input · output · spool · feed · sprocket · mainframe
List of names
perforated · continuous · feed · fragile · yellowed · aged · cellulose · lightweight
punch
Strike with fist
- perforationHole punched through something
- chadPunched-out paper bits
- readerOne who peruses text
teletype · binary · ASCII · input · output · spool · feed · sprocket · mainframe · programming
roll
List of names
wound · perforated · continuous · feed · fragile · yellowed · aged · cellulose · lightweight · flexible
- adhesive tapesadhesive strips
- Medical Adhesivesbandage, band-aid, steri-strips, butterfly closure, wound glue
- paper rollstoilet tissue, bathroom tissue, kitchen roll
- drywalldrywall, plasterboard, wallboard, Sheetrock, greenboard
- codebreaking toolsEnigma machine, cipher key, Colossus, codebook, decryption key
- adding machinesBurroughs, Monroe, Victor, subtotal
paper tapesolid-state drive
Flash-based persistent storage
flash memory · SSD · cloud storage · USB drive · hard disk
paper, tape, papers, paperback, tapestry, paperwork, papyrus, paperless, paperboy