Filler
WordNet
noun
(1) The tobacco used to form the core of a cigar
(2) Anything added to fill out a whole
"Some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights"
(3) Copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper
(4) 100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary
(5) Used for filling cracks or holes in a surface
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Something added to fill a space or add weight or size.
- Any semisolid substance used to fill gaps, cracks or pores.
- A relatively inert ingredient added to modify physical characteristics.
- A short article in a newspaper or magazine.
- A short piece of music or an announcement between radio or TV programmes.
- Cut tobacco used to make up the body of a cigar.
- In COBOL, the description of an unnamed part of a record that may contain no data.