paper tape

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Meaning

a long narrow strip of paper

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After programmable general purpose computers were invented, machine languages (consisting of strings of the binary digits 0 and 1 on punched paper tape) were introduced that sped up the programming process (Stern, 1981). Source: Internet

After the program finished executing, the output may have been printed, or it may have been punched onto paper tape or cards for later processing. Source: Internet

As early as the age of ten he was able to build a device out of Erector Set components that converted punched paper tape into Morse code signals. Source: Internet

Although superior to paper tape, DECtapes were relatively slow, and were supplanted once reliable disk drives became affordable. Source: Internet

"After some initial trials with paper tape, he settled on punched cards. Source: Internet

An alternative to cards was punched paper tape. Source: Internet

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