doorstop

doorstop n.  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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