Hollerith Card (Noun)
Meaning
A card on which data can be recorded in the form of punched holes.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The clerk spent hours sorting and organizing hollerith cards for the office records.
- She carefully punched holes in the hollerith card to represent the customer's data.
- In the early days of computing, hollerith cards were used to input data into mainframe computers.
- Each hollerith card represented a single record, making it easy to update and retrieve information.
- The inventor developed a machine that could read the hollerith cards quickly and accurately.