In general, a filler is something that is used to fill gaps. Specialized meanings include:
Materials
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Filler (animal food), dietary fiber and other ingredients added to pet foods to provide bulk
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Filler (materials), particles added to a matrix material, usually to improve its properties
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Filler (packaging) Fillers (or filling machines) are used for packaging, mainly for food/beverage but for other products as well. These are used to fill either a bottle or a pouch, depending on the product.
There are several types of fillers used by the packaging ind ...
, a machine designed to fill packaging, usually occurs in food packaging
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Filler metal, metal added in the making of a joint through welding, brazing, or soldering
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Grain filler, a product that is used to achieve a smooth-textured wood finish
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Injectable filler, a soft tissue filler injected into the skin to help fill in facial wrinkles
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Star filler
A star filler (also known as cross filler, splines, separators and crossweb fillers) is a type of plastic insert in Cat 5 and Cat 6 cable which separates the individual stranded pair sets from each other while inside of the cable. It increases the ...
, a plastic insert in computer cables which separates wires
Media and entertainment
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Filler (media), in television and other media, material that exists outside the story arc to pad out other material
* "Filler", song by hardcore punk band
Minor Threat
Minor Threat was an American hardcore punk band, formed in 1980 in Washington, D.C. by vocalist Ian MacKaye and drummer Jeff Nelson. MacKaye and Nelson had played in several other bands together, and recruited bassist Brian Baker and guitaris ...
, from their debut E.P.
Other uses
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Filler (linguistics)
In linguistics, a filler, filled pause, hesitation marker or planner is a sound or word that participants in a conversation use to signal that they are pausing to think but are not finished speaking.Juan, Stephen (2010).Why do we say 'um', 'er', ...
, a sound spoken to fill up gaps in utterances
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Filler (surname)
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Seat filler
A seat filler is a person who fills in an empty seat during an event. There are two types of seat fillers:
# A person who subscribes to a seat-filling theatre club. Members of these clubs help fill in unsold seats for theatre, music, film, sport ...
, a person who fills an empty seat during an event
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fillér
''Fillér'' () was the name of various small-denomination coins throughout Hungarian history. It was the subdivision of the Austro-Hungarian and the Hungarian korona, the pengő and the forint. The name derives from the German word (four). Ori ...
, name of various small change coins throughout Hungarian history, and one hundredth of a Hungarian forint
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Filer (disambiguation)
Filer may refer to:
Places
* Filer, Idaho
* Filer, Missouri
* Filer Charter Township, Michigan
** Filer City, Michigan
* Filer Haven, a cove on Signy Island, Antarctica
* Filer Hill, a mountain near east of Rootville, New York
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Placeholder (disambiguation)
Placeholder may refer to:
Language
* Placeholder name, a term or terms referring to something or somebody whose name is not known or, in that particular context, is not significant or relevant.
* Filler text, text generated to fill space or provi ...
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