punch card

noun

: a card in which holes are punched in designated positions to represent data

called also Hollerith card, punched card

Examples of punch card in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sweden assigned a personnummer to all citizens beginning in 1947; Icelanders were assigned an eight-digit number in the early nineteen-fifties, when each person in the country was given a punch card in the National Register. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Annual passes and punch cards available, with discounts for seniors, military and juniors, league and HOA members and their guests. — Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 7 July 2026

Herman Hollerith, son of German immigrants, invented the punch card tabulator that became the technological foundation for IBM. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 1 July 2026

Visit six or more of the museums located in Clayton County and have a punch card stamped to be in a drawing for a prize. — Des Moines Register, 20 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for punch card

• asgard
• backyard
• barnyard
• blackguard
• bombard
• brickyard
• canard
• churchyard
• coastguard
• courtyard
• debarred
• diehard