Another WOTY candidate: hanging chads

[GSCole]

Supposedly this jargon file dates from 27 July 1993

http://www.th-soft.com/zzJargon/

but both 'chad' and 'chad box' are mentioned at:

http://www.th-soft.com/zzJargon/C.htm#chad  (chaff is also mentioned)

On the just noted page, some synonyms are mentioned, as well as a
possible origin, related to the use of Chadless keypunch.

A variation (Army slang) at:
http://info.astrian.net/jargon/terms/c.html#chad_box (see 'chad', below
the entry for 'chad box')
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True, there are a variety of such 'dictionaries' on the net.  This note
does not make a claim as to the accuracy of information presented at the
above links.

George S. Cole    gscole at ark.ship.edu
Shippensburg University