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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>computer confetti</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../C.html" title="C"/><link rel="previous" href="CompuServe.html" title="Compu$erve"/><link rel="next" href="computron.html" title="computron"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">computer confetti</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="CompuServe.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">C</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="computron.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="computer-confetti"/><dt xmlns="" id="computer-confetti"><b>computer confetti</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> Syn. <a href="chad.html"><i class="glossterm">chad</i></a>. [obs.] Though this term was
common at one time, this use of punched-card chad is not a good idea, as
the pieces are stiff and have sharp corners that could injure the eyes.
GLS reports that he once attended a wedding at MIT during which he and a
few other guests enthusiastically threw chad instead of rice. The groom
later grumbled that he and his bride had spent most of the evening trying
to get the stuff out of their hair.</p><p>[2001 update: this term has passed out of use for two reasons; (1)
the stuff it describes is now quite rare, and (2) the term
<a href="chad.html"><i class="glossterm">chad</i></a>, which was half-forgotten in 1990, has enjoyed
a revival. &#8212;ESR]</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="CompuServe.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../C.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="computron.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Compu$erve </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> computron</td></tr></table></div></body></html>