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A photo of a punch card used in data processing and programming of early computers. The punch card has some of its hole covered with a tape.

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A photo of a punch card used in data processing and programming of early computers. The punch card has some of its hole covered with a tape.
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Stefan Bohacek (stefan@stefanbohacek.online)'s status on Thursday, 08-Feb-2024 17:01:25 JST Stefan Bohacek

So apparently the term "patch" in software development comes from punch cards.
"Small corrections to the programmed sequence could be done by patching over portions of the paper tape and re-punching the holes in that section."
https://chsi.harvard.edu/harvard-ibm-mark-1-language
#til #computers #development #language #history

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