Hollerith

Speech parts

1. Hollerith - Noun

2. Hollerith - Proper noun

Meaning

United States inventor who invented a system for recording alphanumeric information on punched cards (1860-1929)

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Card formats The Hollerith punched cards used for the US 1890 census were blank. citation Following that, cards commonly had printing such that the row and column position of a hole could be easily seen. Source: Internet

Hollerith's 45 column punched cards are illustrated in Comrie's The application of the Hollerith Tabulating Machine to Brown's Tables of the Moon. Source: Internet

Early history (19th century through 1960s) Replica of Hollerith machine (circa 1890), with decks of cards in a box. Source: Internet

Derived from, and compatible with, the Hollerith Code, ensuring compatibility with existing punched card files. Source: Internet

By the late 19th century the ticker tape (ca 1870s) was in use, as was the use of Hollerith cards in the 1890 U.S. census. Source: Internet

Hollerith was originally inspired by railroad tickets that let the conductor encode a rough description of the passenger: : "I was traveling in the West and I had a ticket with what I think was called a punch photograph. Source: Internet

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