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  2. IBM 402 - Wikipedia

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    The 402 could read punched cards at a speed of 80 to 150 cards per minute, depending on process options, while printing data at a speed of up to 100 lines per minute. The built-in line printer used 43 alpha-numerical type bars (left-side) and 45 numerical type bars (right-side, shorter bars) to print a total of 88 positions across a line of a report.

  3. William Woodworth (inventor) - Wikipedia

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    After spending years working around wood, Woodworth would design and then patent the Woodworth Planing Machine in 1828. [2] Hailed as the greatest improvement to the planing machine so far and one of the most important inventions of the century, it added speed and efficiency to the process of creating lumber for domestic usage.

  4. Planer (metalworking) - Wikipedia

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    A planer is a type of metalworking machine tool that uses linear relative motion between the workpiece and a single-point cutting tool to cut the work piece. [1] A planer is similar to a shaper , but larger, and with workpiece moving, whereas in a shaper the cutting tool moves.

  5. Cost accounting - Wikipedia

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    Reports the results and financial position of the business to the government, creditors, investors, and other external parties. Cost classifications based on functions, activities, products, processes and on the information needs of the organization in its planning and control. Cost classifications based on the types of transactions.

  6. Unit record equipment - Wikipedia

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    This progression, or flow, from machine to machine was often planned and documented with detailed flowcharts that used standardized symbols for documents and the various machine functions. [6] All but the earliest machines had high-speed mechanical feeders to process cards at rates from around 100 to 2,000 per minute, sensing punched holes with ...

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  8. Plane (tool) - Wikipedia

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    Craftsman No. 5 jack plane A hand plane in use. A hand plane is a tool for shaping wood using muscle power to force the cutting blade over the wood surface. Some rotary power planers are motorized power tools used for the same types of larger tasks, but are unsuitable for fine-scale planing, where a miniature hand plane is used.

  9. Accounting information system - Wikipedia

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    Online resources are available to assist with strategic planning of accounting information systems. Information systems and financial forms aid in determining the specific needs of each organization, as well as assigning responsibility to principles involved. [5] Support The end users and managers have ongoing support available at all times.