ALL meanings of chad
chad
C c - noun chad the small pieces of cardboard or paper removed during the punching of holes in computer printer paper, paper tape, etc 3
- noun chad a republic in N central Africa: made a territory of French Equatorial Africa in 1910; became independent in 1960; contains much desert and the Tibesti Mountains, with Lake Chad in the west; produces chiefly cotton and livestock; suffered intermittent civil war from 1963 and prolonged drought. Official languages: Arabic; French. Religion: Muslim majority, also Christian and animist. Currency: franc. Capital: Ndjamena. Pop: 11 193 452 (2013 est). Area: 1 284 000 sq km (495 750 sq miles) 3
- noun chad a masculine name 3
- noun chad country in NC Africa, south of Libya: formerly a French territory, it became independent in 1960: 495,755 sq mi (1,284,000 sq km); pop. 6,288,000; cap. N'Djamena 3
- noun chad Lakelake mostly in Chad, at the juncture of the Chad, Niger, Cameroon, and Nigeria borders: 4,000-10,000 sq mi (10,360-25,900 sq km), reflecting seasonal fluctuation 3
- noun chad any of the bits of paper that are separated from a punch card in the process of making the holes in it 3
- noun Technical meaning of chad (jargon, printer) /chad/ (Or "selvage" /sel'v*j/ (sewing and weaving), "perf", "perfory", "snaf"). 1. The perforated edge strips on paper for sprocket feed printers, after they have been separated from the printed portion. The term perf may also refer to the perforations themselves, rather than the chad they produce when torn. 2. (Or "chaff", "computer confetti", "keypunch droppings") The confetti-like bits punched out of punched cards or paper tape which collected in the chad box. One of the Jargon File's correspondents believed that "chad" derived from the chadless keypunch. 1
- noun chad paper from punched hole 1
- noun chad A piece of waste material removed from card or tape by punching. 1
- noun chad Lake, a lake in Africa at the junction of four countries: Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria. 5000 to 10,000 sq. mi. (13,000 to 26,000 sq. km) (seasonal variation). 1
- noun chad Official name Republic of Chad. a republic in N central Africa, E of Lake Chad: a member of the French Community; formerly part of French Equatorial Africa. 501,000 sq. mi. (1,297,590 sq. km). Capital: N'Djamena. 1
- abbreviation CHAD Chadic. 1
- noun chad a male given name. 1
- noun chad (Uncountable Noun) Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, punched cards, paper tape etc. 0
- noun chad (Countable Noun) One of these pieces of paper. 0