doorstop

n : a device that stops open doors from moving [syn: {doorstopper}]

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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