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Another standard also occasionally used in the US is a "filebinder" system. Its two holes are positioned symmetrically, with the centers 2 + 3⁄ 4 inches (70mm) apart. The diameter of the holes varies between manufacturers, with typical values being 1⁄ 4 to 5⁄ 16 inch (6 to 8mm). The 5⁄ 16 value is most commonly used, as it allows for looser tolerances in both ring binder and paper punching. The distance to the paper edge also varies, with 1⁄ 2 inch (13mm) hole-center-to-edge being typical. Konica-Minolta specifies 9.5 ±1mm [6] for both two and three-hole variants in North America. The type of hole punch you need can also be determined by the size of paper you are using since different variations of hole punch are specifically targeted at particular paper sizes, such as letter-sized paper, legal-sized paper, and A4-sized paper.

Single-hole punches are often used to punch holes through old playing cards at casinos, marking them as "used" or "canceled". This helps cut down on cheating by eliminating any cards that may have been tainted by players. The United States and a few other countries use non-ISO paper standards, defined in ANSI/ASME Y14.1 and other intra-nation standards. Unlike ISO838, there appears to be no well-established official specification for ANSI paper hole patterns, and instead they are de facto standards, established by custom and tradition.This size of hole punch is set by the International Organization for Standardization and is therefore accepted as the standard size of hole punch across the world. When using this hole punch on paper, those papers will be compatible to be bound by a two-ring holder.

If you want a binder that is going to be more reliable, choose a binder with more rings and the compatible hole punch. 3-hole The holes produced by this hole punch will be 108mm apart or 4 and a half inches apart. The central hole will be positioned in the center of the length of the paper, with the other two holes at relevant measurements on either side. 4-hole 888This size of hole punch is regarded as the gold standard of hole punches. It punches two holes at a time, which are a distance of 80mm apart, which is the equivalent of 8cm, or 3.15 inches. The holes should be 12mm or half an inch from the edge of the paper. The hole is usually punched at a diameter of 6±0.5 mm depending on the manufacturer. Appleton Standard Layout" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-26 . Retrieved 2013-02-12. Single-hole punches can also be used for binding, with a single loose binding ring, although this is much less common than with ring binders. Specialized hand-operated tape punches were used to perform small edits and repairs on punched paper tapes used for data entry into teletypes or early computers. Torn or damaged tapes were sometimes aligned with specialized jigs, spliced with special adhesive tape, and the holes encoding data were manually restored using such punches. The ASCII character code included a special DELETE or DEL character defined as all holes punched out (code 7F), allowing an erroneous character to be canceled by punching extra holes. In Sweden, a four-hole national standard [7] is almost exclusively used. The centers of the holes are 21mm, 70mm and 21mm apart, 10.5 ±0.5mm from the edge of the paper. The guides help keep the paper in a straight line.

The hole punch comes in various standard sizes including the ISO 838 (with 2 holes apart), 3-hole, 4-hole 888, 4-hole legal, and single punch. It typically has a diameter of 6±0.5 mm and there are 80 – 108mm between holes depending on the manufacturer. Single-hole punches are widely used in the British Civil Service where papers are punched with a single hole in the upper left, and secured using a treasury tag.This is a different measurement of 4 hole punch which is designed to be used with legal-sized paper. It is much less common in the US than the 3 hole punch, though it is still in use. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. a b "PK-520 Punch Kit Installation Manual". Konica Minolta. p.E-4. A3ET-9550-01 . Retrieved 2021-12-22.