That policy is a holdover from days of punch card data entry.
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Holdover
Synonyms for "holdover" (79 found)
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Castle Rock Middle School was a frowning pile of red brick standing between the Post Office and the Library, a holdover from the time when the town elders didn't feel entirely comfortable with a school unless it looked like a reformatory.
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This rangefinder not only measures the distance to the target, but also provides a digital readout of the inches of holdover at that distance.
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