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girl-hour

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A unit of computing power in the context of 1940s–1970s technology equal to one female worker working for one hour, for example, writing code or entering data to punch cards.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

From girl + hour.