Chad refers to fragments sometimes created when holes are made in a paper, card or similar synthetic materials. The word has been used both as a mass noun and as a countable noun. In the 2000 U.S. presidential election, many Florida votes used Votomatic-style punched card ballots.
About Chad (paper) in brief
Chad refers to fragments sometimes created when holes are made in a paper, card or similar synthetic materials, such as computer punched tape or punched cards. The word has been used both as a mass noun and as a countable noun. In the 2000 U.S. presidential election, many Florida votes used Votomatic-style punched card ballots where incompletely punched holes resulted in partially punched chads.
The distinctions are of importance in counting cards used in voting. The following terms generally apply when describing a four-cornered chad.
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