punch card
Perforated computing medium
A punch card is a stiff paper card used to store data through patterns of punched holes.
Each hole position represents a bit of information, readable by mechanical or electronic sensors.
Punch cards were the primary input medium for early computers and tabulating machines through the mid-20th century: Don't fold, spindle, or mutilate was printed on many cards.
The format has been almost entirely replaced by electronic storage.
Punch card computing inventor
- keypunchDevice perforating data cards
- mainframeLarge centralized computer system
- IBMMultinational technology corporation
- tabulatingRecording data systematically
chad · perforation · cardstock · sorter · collator · readers · FORTRAN · COBOL
Fabric-making frame
Employee hours record
- timeclockLogs employee hours
- attendanceRecord of who's present
- payrollStaff wages collectively
- shiftMovement or work period
overtime · hourly · workweek · timesheet · punctuality
Quality from past eras
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- relicPreserved ancient object
- supersededReplaced by something newer
- deprecatedFormally advised against using
legacy · analog · bygone · retro · discontinued · historical · archival
Hollerith
Punch card computing inventor
- keypunchDevice perforating data cards
- mainframeLarge centralized computer system
- IBMMultinational technology corporation
tabulating · chad · perforation · cardstock · sorter · collator · readers · FORTRAN · COBOL · verifier
loom
Fabric-making frame
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- textilesWoven or knit materials
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
brocade · damask · silk · threads · warp · weft · harness · heddle
timecard
Employee hours record
- timeclockLogs employee hours
- attendanceRecord of who's present
- payrollStaff wages collectively
shift · overtime · hourly · workweek · timesheet · punctuality
vintage
Quality from past eras
- antiquatedOld and outdated
- relicPreserved ancient object
- supersededReplaced by something newer
deprecated · legacy · analog · bygone · retro · discontinued · historical · archival
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- work termsboss, job, manager, career, company
- American InnovationEdison, Thomas Edison, Bell Labs, Silicon Valley, Wright brothers
- Analog Eratypewriter, rotary phone, record player, phonograph, turntable
- attendanceattendance, present, absent, here, attendance sheet
- dining dealsdaily special, lunch special, dinner special, happy hour, early bird special
punch cardcloud storage
Online data preservation service
solid-state drive · flash memory · USB drive · magnetic tape · hard disk
punch cardvoice command
Spoken order to technology
touchscreen · gesture control · brain-computer interface · thought control · neural interface
card, punch, punching, punched, hole punch, puncher, punchers, punch cards