[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

chad box n. a metal box about the size of a lunchbox or in some models
   a large wastebasket, for collecting the chad sense 2 that
   accumulated in iron age card punches. you had to open the covers of
   the card punch periodically and empty the chad box. the bit bucket was
   notionally the equivalent device in the cpu enclosure, which was
   typically across the room in another great gray-and-blue box.


see also:
chad iron age bit bucket 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

chad box
     
         ibm called this a "chip box" a metal box about
        the size of a lunchbox or in some models a large
        wastebasket, for collecting the chad that accumulated in
        iron age card punches.  you had to open the covers of the
        card punch periodically and empty the chad box.
     
        the bit bucket was notionally the equivalent device in the
        cpu enclosure, which was typically across the room in
        another great grey-and-blue box.
     
        jargon file
     
        1996-11-20
     
     
see also:
ibm chad iron age card punches bit bucket cpu 
jargon file 

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