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tri-chad

/ˈtraɪ.tʃæd/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa un chad (pequeño recorte de papel de una tarjeta perforada o boleta) que no se ha separado por completo, quedando adherido por tres de sus esquinas.

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noun

/ˈtraɪ.tʃæd/formal
  • esSustantivo que designa un chad (pequeño recorte de papel de una tarjeta perforada o boleta) que no se ha separado por completo, quedando adherido por tres de sus esquinas.

A noun referring to a chad that is incompletely detached from a ballot or punch card, remaining attached at three corners.

  1. Incompletely detached ballot pieceC2formalamerican

    A small piece of paper from a punched card ballot that remains attached at three corners, making the vote ambiguous.

    estrozo de papeleta parcialmente perforado

    • The recount was complicated by numerous tri-chads.
    • Election officials debated whether a tri-chad counted as a vote.
    • The term 'tri-chad' became widely known during the 2000 US presidential election.