Fill may refer to:
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Fill dirt, soil added to an area
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Fill (archaeology), material accumulated in a feature such as a ditch or pit
** Material used in
cut and fill
In earthmoving, cut and fill is the process of constructing a railway, road or canal whereby the amount of material from cuts roughly matches the amount of fill needed to make nearby embankments to minimize the amount of construction labor.
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to elevate a surface
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Fill character, added in data transmission to consume time
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Fill device, an electronic module used in cryptography
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Fill (music)
In popular music, a fill is a short musical passage, riff, or rhythmic sound which helps to sustain the listener's attention during a break between the phrases of a melody. "The terms riff and fill are sometimes used interchangeably by musici ...
, a short segment of instrumental music
* Filling yarn, or
weft
In the manufacture of cloth, warp and weft are the two basic components in weaving to transform thread (yarn), thread and yarn into textile fabrics. The vertical ''warp'' yarns are held stationary in tension on a loom (frame) while the horizo ...
, a component of fabric weaving
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Fill flash, a photography technique
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Fill light, used to reduce the contrast of a photographed, recorded, or staged scene
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Flood fill, or fill pattern, an algorithm to add color or texture in computer graphics
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Fill power, a measure of the "fluffiness" of a down product
People with the surname
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Martino Fill (born 1939), Italian alpine skier
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Peter Fill (born 1982), Italian alpine ski racer
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Shannon Fill (born 1971), American TV actress
See also
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Embankment (transportation)
An embankment is a raised wall, bank or mound made of earth or stones, that are used to hold back water or carry a roadway. A road, Rail tracks, railway line, or canal is normally raised onto an embankment made of compacted soil (typically cl ...
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Filler (disambiguation)
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Filling (disambiguation)
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Fill-in (disambiguation)
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Fil
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