Hollerith card

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Hollerith card

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Named after American inventor Herman Hollerith (1860–1929), who patented machine-readable punch card devices in 1889.

noun Hollerith cards

  1. historical A punch card.

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@misc{hollerith_card_2026,
  title = {Hollerith card},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hollerith%20card},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}