A cord is a string or lashes worn around the neck, shoulder, or wrist to convey such things as keys or recognizable proof cards. In the military, lanyards were utilized to fire a mounted gun piece or arm the fuze component on an air-dumped bomb by pulling out a cotter pin (accordingly beginning the outfitting delay) when it leaves the airplane. They are additionally used to join a gun to a body so it tends to be dropped without being lost. Onboard a boat, it might allude to a piece of apparatus used to get or bring down items.

Lanyards are broadly utilized with little electronic gadgets, for example, cameras, MP3 players, and USB streak drives to forestall misfortune or dropping. Gadgets intended to take a cord, for the most part, have a little through-opening incorporated into a corner or edge of the case or moored to the casing of the gadget; the relating cord, by and large, has a circle of string on the end that is connected to that opening with a basic bunch, normally a cow hitch. A few headphones consolidate the sound sign into the cord, which means it bends over as earphone ropes too. The Wii Far off wrist lash is a type of cord, keeping the gadget joined to a player's arm during the frequently enthusiastic developments associated with its utilization.

Lanyards are ordinarily used to show identifications, tickets, or ID cards for distinguishing proof where security is required, for example, organizations, companies, clinics, jails, shows, exchange fairs, and behind the stage passes utilized in media outlets. Such lanyards are regularly made of twisted or woven texture or split with a clasp connected as far as possible. A plastic pocket or identification holder within any event one clear side is appended to the cord with the individual's name identification or ID card. Infrequently, little things like business cards, pens, or apparatuses can be set behind the identification for simple access. Lanyards can likewise be utilized as keychains, especially in circumstances where keys can without much of a stretch be lost, for example, exercise centers, public pools, and mutual showers.