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chad
This term is highly specialized and primarily associated with voting technology and data processing. It refers specifically to the waste material created when a hole is punched through a card, rather than the hole itself. In modern usage, it is most frequently encountered in political or legal discussions regarding election disputes, particularly those involving punch-card ballots.
Because it describes a mass of small fragments, it is treated as an uncountable noun. You would not refer to "three chads" to describe three small pieces of paper; instead, you would use a partitive phrase such as "a piece of chad" or "bits of chad" to specify quantity.
Meanings
Examples
A tiny piece of chad remained attached to the ballot.
The machine failed to clear the chad from the slot.
The recount focused on hanging chad that caused voting errors.
The punch card was unreadable due to misplaced chad.