reperforator
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A device for punching a duplicate perforated paper tape of incoming messages for later retransmission.
Example Sentences
- "If an error is indicated the reperforator deletes the errored line from the tape and signals the transmitter to repeat the line of data."
- "The reperforator punches the routing indicator, along with the message body, into a tape"
- "Creed's, earlier a world leader in teletype and reperforator equipment, could not or would not manage the transition to manufacture the tape punches"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English perforator English reperforator From re- + perforator.