Padding

Pronunciation: /ˈpædɪŋ/

Padding (noun)

  1. soft material used to fill or cover something for comfort or protection.
  2. unnecessary words added to a text to make it longer.
  3. extra data added to a file or message to meet a required size.

Examples

  • The chair has extra padding for comfort.
  • She added padding to the jacket for warmth.

Common collocations: extra padding, add padding, thick padding, unnecessary padding, use padding

Synonyms of Padding

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