"chadless punch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chadless punches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} chadless punch (plural chadless punches)
  1. A paper tape punch that does not produce little pieces of paper. Instead, "the perforations are not completely cut out but the chads are permitted to remain attached to the perforated material (for example, tape)". (U.S. Patent 2,255,794, filed May 20, 1939) Related terms: chad
    Sense id: en-chadless_punch-en-noun-cI~ie6N7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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