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Definition of padding

padding

/ˈpæd.ɪŋ/
pad · ding
Plural:paddings
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Adjective:padded
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padding Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

Soft material, such as foam, cotton, or wool, used to fill, shape, cushion, or protect something.

Example

"The helmet has thick foam padding on the inside to protect the cyclist's head."

2

Superfluous or unnecessary material added to a speech, book, or essay merely to increase its length.

Example

"The editor cut out several pages of padding to make the article more concise."

3

In computing and web design, the blank space between the content of an element and its border, or non-significant data bits added to fill out a data block.

Example

"Increasing the cell padding made the text inside the table much easier to read."

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Padding. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/padding
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