I think the OP meant the technical sense of the word...as in a "chink"
in the armor....or a "chink" in the mortar.
It took a pointing out of the (now fairly archaic) racist usage to make me
remember it, so I think a mere caution was in order. "Nook", likewise,
is a current TM, so I don't think that would work either.
Other suggestions:
"niche", "notch", or "dog-ear" (for the model with
the diagonalled corner)
(Christenson)
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| For some reason, some people seem to be far too sensitive to anything that may
be even remotely construed as referring to someone's race. It is utter nonsense.
For example, if I am called a "Jock", it is not racism, although it may be
construed as being slightly cheeky. It is only a nickname, no more and no
less. Racism is when you make allegations of inferiority or superiority, and
it should not include general statements about the attributes of any particular
race. For example, if you say that the best long distance runners are almost
always Kenyan, that is hardly racist, but a statement of fact. Likewise,if you
say that the pigmies are the shortest race, a true fact, not derogatory in any
way. They happen to be well adapted to their environment. But, getting very
near to invoking Godwin, if you claim that the Ayrian race is superior to
everyone else, that is definitely racist, because it asserts superiority. I
have frequently observed that those who complain of alleged, but not actual,
racism rarely belong to the race concerned but are usually mere interfering
busibodies. Actual racism is quite rare, at least in areas I frequent. I daresay
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