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A Shenzhen Special is any cheap, Chinese electrical gadget designed to 'emulate' the expensive, brand-name original. However, being cheap and poorly made, the device will either have limited functionality compared to the original, or will fail to work after a short time. But you get what you pay for. The name is derived from the city in China where most of this sort of crap is made.
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