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2. Punched tape - Wikipedia

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   Punched tape or perforated paper tape is a form of data storage device that consists of a long strip of paper through which small holes are punched. It was developed from and was subsequently used alongside punched cards, the difference being that the tape is continuous. Punched cards, and chains of punched cards, were used for control of looms ...

3. Paper data storage - Wikipedia

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   Paper data storage. Paper data storage refers to the use of paper as a data storage device. This includes writing, illustrating, and the use of data that can be interpreted by a machine or is the result of the functioning of a machine. A defining feature of paper data storage is the ability of humans to produce it with only simple tools and ...

4. Punched card - Wikipedia

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   A 12-row/80-column IBM punched card from the mid-twentieth century. A punched card (also punch card[1] or punched-card[2]) is a piece of card stock that stores digital data using punched holes. Punched cards were once common in data processing and the control of automated machines. Punched cards were widely used in the 20th century, where unit ...

5. Adhesive tape - Wikipedia

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   Water-activated tape, gummed paper tape or gummed tape is starch - or sometimes animal glue -based adhesive on a paper backing which becomes sticky when moistened. A specific type of gummed tape is called reinforced gummed tape (RGT). The backing of this reinforced tape consists of two layers of paper with a cross-pattern of fiberglass ...

6. Ticker tape - Wikipedia

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   Ticker tape was the earliest electrical dedicated financial communications medium, transmitting stock price information over telegraph lines, in use from around 1870 to 1970. It consisted of a paper strip that ran through a machine called a stock ticker, which printed abbreviated company names as alphabetic symbols followed by numeric stock ...

7. List of adhesive tapes - Wikipedia

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   The following is a list of adhesive tapes with pressure-sensitive adhesives: Thin aluminum foil, coated on one side with a heat-resistant adhesive. The side coated with adhesive is prevented from sticking together with wax paper. Adhesive tape used in autoclaving. Adheres to itself without using sticky adhesives; this tape is used in bondage.