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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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