lanyard
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11 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Functions
- Styles and materials
- Common styles
- Accessory for electronics
- Badge or identification holder
- Safety strap
- Lineman lanyards
- Uniform accessories
- See also
- References
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A lanyard is a length of cord, webbing, or strap that may serve any of various functions, which include a means of attachment, restraint, retrieval, activation, and deactivation. A lanyard is also a piece of rigging used to secure or lower objects aboard a ship.