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hanging chad

/ˈhæŋɪŋ tʃæd/

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/ˈhæŋɪŋ tʃæd/C1formalamericanpolitical
  • ruНебольшой кусочек бумаги от перфокарты, который остаётся частично прикреплённым после пробивки, получивший известность в связи со спорными бюллетенями на президентских выборах в США в 2000 году.

A small piece of paper from a punched card that remains partially attached after being punched, famously associated with disputed ballots in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.

  1. Incomplete ballot punchC2formalamerican

    A small piece of paper from a punch card ballot that remains partially attached after being punched, causing ambiguity in vote counting.

    ruНеполный отрывной фрагмент

    • The 2000 US presidential election was famously affected by hanging chads.
    • Election officials had to manually inspect each ballot for hanging chads.
    • The controversy over hanging chads led to voting reform.