Jacquard loom - a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabricsHow to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
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The Jacquard loom used punched cards and a control unit that allowed a skilled user to program detailed patterns on the loom. The advantage of the "systems" approach that this ushers in means that otherwise invisible benefits steadily circulate through the economy rather than succeeding or failing at their supposed final point - just as the Jacquard loom provided the matrix for the computer. He extolled handwork, yet installed one of the first automated processes in his Jacquard looms, which used punched cards to eliminate some of the most tedious processes in traditional weaving. |
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