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padding

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Bits or characters that fill up unused portions of a data structure, such as a field, packet or frame. Typically, padding is done at the end of the structure to fill it up with data, with the padding usually consisting of 1 bits, blank characters or null characters. See null and bit stuffing.
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A padding is placed on the forehead of the infant, with a piece of bark above it, and is pressed down by cords, which pass through holes on each side of the trough.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
Harling's old coats, and in these she went padding about after Charley, fairly panting with eagerness to please him.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
A thick padding fastened upon a kind of elastic network, made of the best steel, lined the inside of the walls.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
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