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Than you Blouen.
What you mean by "punching" here?
To "punch in" is to check in, say in the bundy clock, as you arrive at work. I don't know if you still use time cards on punching in at work but we, usually, scan our fingers to punch in for work. Others swipe their ID's in the time clock.
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