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繰出し孔 (くりだしこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

繰くり出だし孔こう

Meanings

1

noun

feed hole; sprocket hole

computing

Technical term in computing and data processing for holes in punched tape or film used to advance the medium.

紙かみテープの繰くり出だし孔こうが破やぶれると、読よみ取とりが止とまってしまう。
If the feed holes in the paper tape tear, reading stops.

Kanji

繰winding, reel, spin
出exit, leave, go out
孔cavity, hole, slit

Similar words

スプロケットホール
Katakana loanword for 'sprocket hole', more common in modern contexts, while 繰出し孔 is a native Japanese technical term.

Etymology

Compound of 繰出し (feeding out) + 孔 (hole). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the technical meaning.