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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. historical, obsolete

   "THEN by adopting automatic cartoning machine, productivity per girl-hour was increased by one-third."

Example

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"THEN by adopting automatic cartoning machine, productivity per girl-hour was increased by one-third."

Etymology

From girl + hour.

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