Definitions

1. noun

a small piece of cardboard or paper that is torn off from the corner of a cardboard box, especially one that has held a computer chip.

“The factory workers carefully removed the chad from the cardboard box to dispose of it properly.”

2. verb

to separate or remove the chad from something, especially a cardboard box.

“She had to chad the old computer parts to prepare them for recycling.”

3. verb

to vote or make a choice, especially in an election.

“Many people went to the polls to chad their ballots.”

4. noun

a small piece of something, especially a fragment of a larger whole.

“The scientist examined the chad of the broken glass to determine its origin.”