padding

(pad)

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

See padding in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act of stuffing, filling, or lining.
  2. A soft material used to make pads or a pad.
  3. Something added, especially extraneously or fraudulently: put some padding in the resumé.

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