PERFORATION

Perforation

A perforation is a small hole in a thin material or web. There is usually more than one perforation in an organized fashion, where all of the holes are called a perforation. The process of creating perforations is called perforating, which involves puncturing the workpiece with a tool.

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perforation

Noun

  1. the act of perforating or the state of being perforated
  2. any opening in a solid object
  3. an abnormal opening in an organ, such as a rupture
  4. a series of holes punched through something in order to assist in separating parts
  5. that portion of a surface that remains after an open disk is removed from it


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