hole punch

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hole punch

noun hole punches · holepunch · hole-punch

  1. A tool that is used to make holes in stationery for ease of filing.

    Similar: hole puncher, paper punch, perforator

verb hole punches · hole punching · hole punched · holepunch · hole-punch

  1. transitive To punch holes using a hole punch.
  2. transitive To create a NAT, WAN-to-LAN port forwarding on the router.
  3. transitive To deallocate storage blocks within an existing file without moving or resizing the file.

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noun tool

Españolperforadora, máquina perforadora
한국어홀 펀치 hol peonchi, 펀치 peonchi, 천공기 cheon'gonggi
日本語穴開けパンチ ana-ake panchi, パンチャー panchā, 穿孔機 senkōki, パンチ panchi
中文打孔器 dǎkǒngqì, 打孔機 /打孔机 dǎkǒngjī, 釘孔機 /钉孔机 dīngkǒngjī, 穿孔機 /穿孔机 chuānkǒngjī
हिन्दीहोल छिद्रक hol chidrak, छेद पंच ched pañc
Portuguêsperfuradora
Françaisperforateur, perforatrice, trouilloteuse, trouilloteur
DeutschLocher
Italianoperforatrice
Românăperforator
Русскийдыроко́л dyrokól, перфора́тор perforátor
العربيةخَرَّامَة ḵarrāma, خَرَّامَة وَرَق ḵarrāmat waraq
עבריתמְחוֹרֵר mekhorér, מְנַקֵּב menakév

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@misc{hole_punch_2026,
  title = {hole punch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hole%20punch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}