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Definition of doorstop
doorstop
noun
- a piece of non-functioning or outdated equipment that is inexplicably kept on premises - perhaps to serve as a doorstop.
- See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.
Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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