"perforation gauge" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1872, The Stamp-collector's magazine, volume 10, page 110:",
          "text": "The perforation-gauge is surrounded by a neat border, and inscription indicating the price — one shilling — and the publisher's address.",
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        {
          "ref": "2001, The American Philatelist, volume 115, page 686:",
          "text": "We desperately need starter materials such as stamps, albums, perforation gauges, hinges or mounts, and magnifying glasses — any materials that a novice collector requires to get started.",
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          "ref": "2014, Adam Gregory Koch, Philatelic Philosophy: Stamp Collecting Wisdom & Opportunity:",
          "text": "It is far easier to use a perforation gauge which for a few dollars can be found on eBay.",
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        "A device for measuring the number of perforations per 2 centimetre distance along the edge of a postage stamp."
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        "(philately) A device for measuring the number of perforations per 2 centimetre distance along the edge of a postage stamp."
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "device for measuring perforation",
          "word": "takkemåler"
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          "sense": "device for measuring perforation",
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          "word": "odontomètre"
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          "sense": "device for measuring perforation",
          "word": "fogazatmérő"
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          "sense": "device for measuring perforation",
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          "word": "odontometro"
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          "sense": "device for measuring perforation",
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          "word": "odontómetro"
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      "sense": "device for measuring perforation",
      "word": "takkemåler"
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      "sense": "device for measuring perforation",
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