HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › paper tape
Back to search

paper tape

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An early sequential digital storage medium originally used with teletype machines, consisting of a long roll of paper, each character being encoded as a pattern of punched holes.

historical, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

DeutschLochstreifen
4 more languages

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

paper thosai paper ticket paper tiger paper towel paper toweling paper town

Learn this word in context

See paper tape used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free