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hanging chad

/ˈhæŋɪŋ tʃæd/

翻译: 打孔卡片在打孔后仍有一部分连着的小纸片,因2000年美国总统选举中佛罗里达州争议选票而闻名。

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/ˈhæŋɪŋ tʃæd/C1formalamericanpolitical
  • zh打孔卡片在打孔后仍有一部分连着的小纸片,因2000年美国总统选举中佛罗里达州争议选票而闻名。

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.

    zh悬挂选票孔屑

    • 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.