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

Derived forms: tape readers

Type of: data input device, input device