adjective
- designed or manufactured without chad (small pieces of paper or plastic produced by punching holes)
Usage: technical; often used in reference to voting machines and data processing equipment
Examples
- The new chadless voting machines eliminated the problem of hanging chads.
- Chadless punch cards were developed to reduce paper waste in data centers.
- Election officials preferred chadless ballot systems for their reliability.
- The transition to chadless technology improved the accuracy of vote counting.