Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paper tape

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.35 in modern English

Syllables
pa-per -tape
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early sequential digital storage medium originally used with teletype machines, consisting of a long roll of paper, each character being encoded as a pattern of punched holes.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

paper tapes (plural)

Synonyms

punched paper tape punched tape

Questions

What does paper tape mean?
An early sequential digital storage medium originally used with teletype machines, consisting of a long roll of paper, each character being encoded as a pattern of punched holes.

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