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doorstop
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doorstop [′dȯr‚stäp]
(building construction)
A strip positioned on the doorjamb for the door to close against.
doorstop - Used to describe equipment that is non-functional and halfway expected to remain so, especially obsolete equipment kept around for political reasons or ostensibly as a backup. "When we get another Wyse-50 in here, that ADM 3 will turn into a doorstop."

Compare boat anchor.


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Or are star-struck Trojan athletic supporters so blinded by the fact that this kid will only use the institution's course guide as a door stop for a couple months, break the seal on the Galen Center and then end his slip-n-slide party before the NBA's 2008 draft, meaning another O.
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