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In terms of data, Hollerith's invention helped transition from manual to what?
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The answer is semi-automatic. Hollerith's invention, the punched card tabulator, marked a significant shift from entirely manual data processing to a semi-automated approach. This innovation introduced the use of punched cards to encode and store data, allowing for faster and more efficient sorting, tabulation, and analysis of large volumes of information.
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