punch-card clerk
nounUK /pʌntʃ kɑːd klɑːk/
US /pʌntʃ kɑːrd klɜːrk/
A punch-card clerk is a person who sorts and files the paper cards that old computers used to store information.
The punch-card clerk stacked the cards neatly before feeding them into the machine.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A worker who operates a keypunch machine to record data on cards.
She worked as a punch-card clerk, typing numbers onto cards all day.
3. An office employee responsible for storing and retrieving punched cards in a filing system.
The punch-card clerk found the missing card in the archive room.
4. A historical job title in early computing centers for someone who handles card decks.
In the 1960s, every computer lab needed a punch-card clerk.