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Noun: paper tape reader
  1. A device used to read the information encoded on punched tape
    "The paper tape reader used compressed air, which passed through the holes and was directed into certain mechanisms of the caster."; "The punched paper tape reader used compressed air, which passed through the holes and was directed into certain mechanisms of the caster.";
    - tape reader, punched paper tape reader, punched tape reader

Derived forms: paper tape readers

Type of: data input device, input device

Encyclopedia: Paper tape reader