keypunchingn.
/ˈkiːpʌn(t)ʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkiˌpən(t)ʃɪŋ/ Now chiefly historical.
The punching of holes or notches in card or paper tape by means of a keypunch; the use of a keypunch.
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field1903
keypunching1913
summary punching1935
tape-punching1951
over-punching1958
1913 Electr. Rev. 13 Sept. 516/2 The key-punching and end-gang punching machines used in perforating cards, are sold outright at $75 each.
1954 Jrnl. Assoc. Computing Machinery 1 155/1 The punched-card input makes it possible to use key-punching and verifying techniques.
1965 L. E. Foster Telemetry Syst. iv. 221 Card-handling equipment provides keypunching, verifying, sorting..and listing services.
2010 M. J. Ulissey Cabinda Incident viii. 95 Andy took a break from keypunching to see how Rick and I were doing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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