It gave rise to a new lexicon: swinging chad, hanging chad, tri-chad, pregnant chad and dimpled chad--a "chad" being the bit of paper that did not fully detach when the voter punched a selection.
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Miller also indicated Friday that the Broward County Canvassing Board should consider as votes "dimpled" ballots and ballots with just one-corner of the chad separated from the paper ballot.