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chad

Syllabification: (chad)
Pronunciation: /CHad/
Definition of chad

noun

  • a piece of waste material removed from card or tape by punching.

Origin:

1930s: possibly from Scots chad 'gravel, small stones' or dialect chat 'chip of wood'. It is not, as suggested, from the name of Mr. Chadless, inventor of a Chadless Keypunch: no such person has been found. Nor is it formed as an acronym from 'card hole aggregate debris'

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