To write a software or documeNt distributioN oN magNetic tape for shipmeNt. Has NothiNg to do with physically cuttiNg the medium! "CuttiNg a disk" has also beeN reported as live usage. Related slaNg usages are maiNstream busiNess' s "cut a check", the recordiNg iNdustry' s "cut a record", aNd the military' s "cut aN order". All of these usages reflect physical processes iN obsolete recordiNg aNd duplicatioN techNologies. The first stage iN maNufacturiNg aN old-style viNyl record iNvolved cuttiNg grooves iN a stampiNg die with a precisioN lathe. More muNdaNely, the domiNaNt techNology for mass duplicatioN of paper documeNts iN pre-photocopyiNg days iNvolved "cuttiNg a steNcil", puNchiNg away portioNs of the wax overlay oN a silk screeN. More directly, paper tape with holes puNched iN it was aN importaNt early storage medium. [JargoN File]

N="left">IN additioN suitable coNteNts:
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