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Chad
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noun
1.
Lake, a lake in Africa at the junction of four countries: Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria. 5000 to 10,000 sq. mi. (13,000 to 26,000 sq. km) (seasonal variation).
2.
3.
4.
a male given name.
French, Tchad (for defs. 1, 2).
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Word Origin & History
chad
also Mr. Chad graffiti drawing of a head peering over a fence or wall, with the caption, "Wot, no ______?" (the U.S. version usually had "Kilroy was here"), protesting shortages and rationing, 1945, British, of unknown origin.
EXPANDChad
African nation, former Fr. colony (Tchad), independent since 1960, named for Lake Chad, from a local word meaning "lake, large expanse of water."
chad
"hanging flap or piece after a hole is punched in paper," unknown to most people until the 2000 U.S. presidential election (when the outcome hinged on partially punched paper ballots in some Florida counties), attested by 1930, of unknown origin.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
Chad definition
Landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa, bordered by Sudan to the east; the Central African Republic to the south; Cameroon, Niger, and Nigeria to the west; and Libya to the north. N'Djamena is its capital and largest city.
Note: Chad was under French control until 1960.
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Computing Dictionary
chad definition
jargon, printer/chad/ (Or "selvage" /sel'v*j/ (sewing and weaving), "perf", "perfory", "snaf"). 1. The perforated edge strips on paper for sprocket feed printers, after they have been separated from the printed portion.
The term perf may also refer to the perforations themselves, rather than the chad they produce when torn.
[Why "snaf"?]
2. (Or "chaff", "computer confetti", "keypunch droppings") The confetti-like bits punched out of punched cards or paper tape which collected in the chad box.
One of the Jargon File's correspondents believed that "chad" derived from the chadless keypunch.
[Jargon File]
(1997-07-18)
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