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padding Definition

pad·ding (pad′iŋ)

noun

  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

padding Synonyms

padding

n.

  1. Filling

    stuffing, wadding, waste; see filling.

  2. Verbosity

    diffuseness, redundancy, triteness; see wordiness.

padding Telecom Definition

  1. In storage, irrelevant material, usually zero (0) bits, added to a data block in order to fill it to a minimum size, to force certain fields of control data or user data into certain positions or sizes, or to prevent the user data from duplicating a bit pattern that has a specific control meaning. See also block.
  2. In transmission, irrelevant material added to a data block, packet, or frame in order to fill it to a minimum size, to force certain fields of control data or user data into certain positions or sizes, or to prevent the user data from duplicating a bit pattern that has a specific control meaning. See also block, frame, and packet.
  3. In transmission, redundant, irrelevant bits, usually one (1) bits, appended to a bit stream in order to increase the bit rate or to maintain a session or connection during periods of inactivity. See also keep alive bits.
  4. In some synchronous protocols, such as binary synchronous communications (Bisync, or BSC), one or more optional characters that alert the receiving device of the transmission of a block of data and ensure that the receiving device is in sync with the data bits. See also BSC, protocol, and synchronous.

padding Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • specify: Amount may be a list of two values to specify padding for left and right separately.
  • add: Each padded cushion has a zip enabling you to move or add padding to any area, ensuring maximum comfort.
  • wear: David was not wearing any protective padding for the escape, nor were there any crash mats to land on.
  • apply: Apply some padding ( such as bonnet tape ) under the two remaining fixings to prevent them from scratching.

Adjective modifier

  • absorbent: All these dressings should not require a secondary dressing, as their absorbent padding should absorb minimal exudate from the wound.
  • protective: David was not wearing any protective padding for the escape, nor were there any crash mats to land on.
  • thick: They are normally made of thick padding with a leather covering.
  • mandatory: Mandatory padding ( padding informa- tion with a trailing ' / ' ) will become optional.
  • unnecessary: INTRODUCTION 3 General comment This section contains unnecessary padding.
  • internal: Old style canoeing helmets without internal padding with torches held on by elastic.

Modifies a noun

byte: I used to hardwire as the ALIGN built into BASIC does not null the padding bytes, making your executable untidy.

Noun used with modifier

  • foam: The vented black plastic frame with soft contoured foam padding provides a tight seal to keep out the wind.
  • gel: A fabulous padded plunge bikini bra perfectly molded to the body, boasting a built in gel boost padding for an extra enhanced cleavage.
  • cotton: The cotton wool padding layer is the only layer that needs to be renewed at each application.
  • density: There's no frame and no special system for stabilizing the load, just dual density padding with mesh on the outside.
  • auto: Yes I've auto padding selected at 1 min before and 5 after.
  • seat: Even worse is my seat padding has gone too.

Preposition: of

component: GridBagConstraints This field specifies the internal padding of the component, how much space to add to the minimum width of the component. ipady.

Preposition: for

  • comfort: The boot leg is equipped with an internal puffed padding for enhanced comfort.
  • protection: Sides & front are adjustable to provide access from all directions, these also incorporate rubber padding for protection.