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a) Soft filling used in cushions.b) Extra characters such as ASCII 32 spaces added to the end of a record to fill it out to a fixed length.
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Padding — (von engl. to pad für auffüllen) ist ein Fachbegriff der Informatik für Fülldaten, mit denen ein vorhandener Datenbestand vergrößert wird. Die Füllbytes werden auch Pad Bytes genannt. Die für Prüfsummen verwendeten Daten zählen hierbei nicht zum… … Deutsch Wikipedia
padding — ● padding nom masculin (anglais padding) Rembourrage des épaules dans un vêtement. padding [padiŋ] n. m. ÉTYM. 1946; de l angl. to pad « rembourrer » (1827), et suff. ing. ❖ ♦ Anglicisme. 1 … Encyclopédie Universelle
padding — UK US /ˈpædɪŋ/ noun [U] UK ► unnecessary words or information added to something to make it seem longer or better: »His presentation was interesting but there was too much padding … Financial and business terms
Padding — Pad ding, n. 1. The act or process of making a pad or of inserting stuffing. [1913 Webster] 2. The material with which anything is padded. [1913 Webster] 3. Material of inferior value, serving to extend a book, essay, etc. London Sat. Rev. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
padding — ► NOUN 1) soft material such as foam or cloth used to pad or stuff something. 2) superfluous material in a book, speech, etc. introduced in order to make it reach a desired length … English terms dictionary
padding — [pad′iŋ] n. 1. the action of a person who pads 2. any soft material used to pad, as cotton, felt, etc. 3. unnecessary or irrelevant material put into a speech or piece of writing, making it longer … English World dictionary
Padding — In fashion, padding is material sometimes added to clothes. It is often done in an attempt to enhance appearance by improving a physical feature, often a sexually significant one. Thus, there is padding for:* Breasts (sometimes called falsies) *… … Wikipedia
padding — [[t]pæ̱dɪŋ[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Padding is soft material which is put on something or inside it in order to make it less hard, to protect it, or to give it a different shape. ...the foam rubber padding on the headphones... Players must wear padding… … English dictionary
Padding — Pad Pad, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Padded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Padding}.] 1. To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding. [1913 Webster] 2. (Calico Printing) To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as, to pad cloth. Ure. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
padding — noun 1) padding around the ankle Syn: wadding, cushioning, stuffing, packing, filling, lining 2) a concise style with no padding Syn: verbiage, verbosity, wordiness, prolixity, filler … Thesaurus of popular words
padding — noun 1) padding around the ankle Syn: wadding, cushioning, stuffing, packing, filling, lining 2) a concise style with no padding Syn: verbiage, wordiness; Brit.; informal waffle … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
