spacefiller

English

noun
Definitions
  • (philately) A stamp in poor condition used to fill a space in an album until a better quality example becomes available, or if the better example is prohibitively expensive.
  • (cellular automata) A pattern that grows quadratically by filling space with still life.

Etymology

Compound from English space + English filler.

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filler

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