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Re:Hobbling Huawei: Inside the U.S. war on China’s tech giant by themark on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @05:42PM (#19975381)
"The chance of a vulnerability with a Huawei piece of kit is much higher than other vendors,"

Is this British slang or a typo ?

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Re:Hobbling Huawei: Inside the U.S. war on China’s tech giant by mhh__ on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @05:48PM (#19975447)
Piece of kit is a british idiom, yes if that's what you mean.
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Re:Hobbling Huawei: Inside the U.S. war on China’s tech giant by themark on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @05:57PM (#19975521)
I have never seen it before, thanks. I read it another way.
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Re:Hobbling Huawei: Inside the U.S. war on China’s tech giant by hunta2097 on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @07:35PM (#19976241)
https://notoneoffbritishisms.com/2012/09/17/piece-of-kit/
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Re:Hobbling Huawei: Inside the U.S. war on China’s tech giant by walshemj on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @05:46PM (#19975425)
? not sure what you mean is it the use of "kit"?
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Re:Hobbling Huawei: Inside the U.S. war on China’s tech giant by sonnyblarney on Tuesday May 21, 2019 @07:45PM (#19976298)
kit = gear
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