punch card
noun
: a card in which holes are punched in designated positions to represent data
called also Hollerith card, punched card
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Volunteers who sign up for one of two slots – 8 a.m. to noon or 1 to 5 p.m. July 14 – will receive a punch card for prizes or discounts at 10 downtown businesses; the deadline to sign up is 6 p.m. July 8, Gow said.
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 26 June 2024
Hancock County will host its 15th annual Chocolate Walk, a scavenger hunt type of event, where attendees pick up a punch card and stop by local business to receive samples of chocolate.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2024
But what allegiance to a brand can do for consumers looks different today from the simple punch card.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 9 June 2024
The design drew inspiration from the Jacquard machine, which attached to a loom and disrupted the 19th-century textile industry by automating weaving through punch card technology.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 June 2024
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Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 26 June 2024
Hancock County will host its 15th annual Chocolate Walk, a scavenger hunt type of event, where attendees pick up a punch card and stop by local business to receive samples of chocolate.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2024
But what allegiance to a brand can do for consumers looks different today from the simple punch card.
—Whizy Kim, Vox, 9 June 2024
The design drew inspiration from the Jacquard machine, which attached to a loom and disrupted the 19th-century textile industry by automating weaving through punch card technology.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 June 2024
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“Punch card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch%20card. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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