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Piano roll — A piano roll is the music storage medium used to operate the player piano, pianola or a reproducing piano. The piano roll was the first medium which could be produced and copied industrially and made it possible to provide the customer fast and… … Wikipedia
Piano Roll — Eine Notenrolle ist ein Medium, um ein mechanisches Musikinstrument mit Steuerinformationen zu versorgen. Es war auch das erste Medium, das einfach und billig mit wechselnder Musik hergestellt werden konnte. Im Gegensatz zu den vorher verwendeten … Deutsch Wikipedia
piano roll — a roll of paper containing perforations such that air passing through them actuates the keys of a player piano. [1925 30] * * * piˈano roll 7 [piano roll] noun a roll of paper full of very small holes that controls the movement of the keys in a… … Useful english dictionary
Piano roll blues — The Piano Roll Blues or Old Piano Roll Blues is a figure of speech designating a legal argument (or the response to that argument) made in US patent law relating to computer software. The argument is that a newly programmed general purpose… … Wikipedia
piano roll — pian′o roll n. mad a roll of paper containing perforations such that air passing through them actuates the keys of a player piano • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
piano roll — a roll of paper containing perforations such that air passing through them actuates the keys of a player piano. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
piano roll — /piˈænoʊ roʊl/ (say pee anoh rohl) noun a roll of paper prepared for use on a player piano …
piano roll — noun a roll of perforated paper which controls the movement of the keys in a pianola … English new terms dictionary
Roll — The word roll has these meanings:*Roll (food) * A thin flexible solid wound around a centre. ** Something wrapped around a tube, e.g. toilet roll. ** Paper strips wrapped around a thin quilling tool, e.g. quilling. ** A bank roll, a paper holder… … Wikipedia
Piano — Pianoforte redirects here. For earlier versions of the instrument, see Fortepiano. For other uses of Piano, see Piano (disambiguation). Piano Bösendorfer grand piano Keyboard instrument … Wikipedia
