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Perforate
/ˈpɜː.fə.reɪt/verb / adjective
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To perforate means to pierce or make one or more holes through a material, often creating a pattern that allows for easy separation or passage. This action is crucial in fields like manufacturing for items such as stamps and filters, and in medicine for procedures like draining fluids, adding a layer of precision that prevents unintended damage in modern applications.
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The first perforated postage stamps, introduced by the British government in 1854, revolutionized mail handling by allowing for quicker separation, which cut processing time by up to 50% and enabled post offices to handle over 400 million letters annually by the end of the decade.
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