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   Lad·der

   /ˈladər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a structure consisting of a series of bars or steps between two upright lengths of wood, metal, or rope, used for climbing up or down something.
   • ▪ a series of ascending stages by which someone or something may advance or progress: "employees on their way up the career ladder"
   • 2. a vertical strip of unraveled fabric in tights or stockings; a run: British "one of Sally's stockings developed a ladder"

   verb

   • 1. (with reference to tights or stockings) develop or cause to develop a run: British "I laddered my tights as I arrived this morning"

   Word Origin Old Englishhlǣd(d)er, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch leer and German Leiter.

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   What is the purpose of a ladder?

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   What is a straight ladder?

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   18 hours ago · The PLATO system was launched in 1960 at the University of Illinois and subsequently commercially marketed by Control Data Corporation.It offered early forms of social media features with innovations such as Notes, PLATO's message-forum application; TERM-talk, its instant-messaging feature; Talkomatic, perhaps the first online chat room; News Report, a crowdsourced online newspaper, and blog ...