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Reperforator

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004787

A device that receives telegraphic or teletypewriter signals and converts them into perforations on a paper tape. This machine essentially re-creates a punched tape from an incoming electrical signal, allowing for retransmission or storage of the message. Reperforators were widely used in older telecommunications systems for message relay and archiving.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004787
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectElectrical engineering
TranslationsGerman: Reperforator; Spanish: reperforador; French: reperforateur
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004787",
  "term": "Reperforator",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A device that receives telegraphic or teletypewriter signals and converts them into perforations on a paper tape. This machine essentially re-creates a punched tape from an incoming electrical signal, allowing for retransmission or storage of the message. Reperforators were widely used in older telecommunications systems for message relay and archiving.",
  "subject": "Electrical engineering",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Reperforator",
    "es": "reperforador",
    "fr": "reperforateur"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/reperforator/"
}

Record 5,229 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.