keypuncher

/ˈkiːpʌntʃər/

Definitions

1. noun

A person whose job is to use a keypunch machine to enter data onto punch cards.

“In the 1960s, she worked as a keypuncher for a large corporation.”

2. verb

to enter data onto punch cards using a keypunch machine.

“The new employee had to learn how to keypunch the data for the project.”

Synonyms

  • data entry clerk
  • punch card operator

Antonyms

  • data eraser
  • punch card destroyer