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Punch cards store data. That data can then be analysed by feeding the cards into a punch card reader.
IBM 024 card punch and 056 card verifier used 25L6 tubes.
Punch cards are used with electro-mechanical timeclocks to record and create a paper trail of employee attendance.
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A punch machine, often referred to as a punch card machine or time clock, is a device used to record the hours worked by employees. Workers insert a punch card into the machine, which stamps the time and date, providing a physical record of their attendance. This system helps employers track employee hours for payroll purposes. While traditional punch machines have largely been replaced by digital timekeeping systems, they are still used in some industries.
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Hollerith was an employee of the US Census Bureau. As there were no electronic computers, it was not a computer punch card, but was used in the 1890 census to semi-automate the processing and counting using electromechanical counters and sorters.
When reporting to work as some factories, a worker would pick up a time card with his employee number on it. He would then insert the card into a slot in a special clock that would punch coded holes into the card. At the end of the work day, he would insert the same card into the clock when he left the factory. The "punched" time card was a record of when he entered and left his work place, and used as the basis for computing his pay. He did not actually "punch" the clock, rather, the clock punched his time card. But the term "punch the clock" was used to mean that someone was checking into or out of the workplace and this meaning was the same even when no time card was actually used. I know about this matter from my short experience working in steel mill in 1959.
Herman Hollerith