# Filler

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In general, a '''filler''' is something that is used to fill gaps. Specialized meanings include:
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==Materials==
* [Filler (animal food)](/source/Filler_(animal_food)), dietary fiber and other ingredients added to pet foods to provide bulk
* [Filler (materials)](/source/Filler_(materials)), particles added to a matrix material, usually to improve its properties
* [Filler (packaging)](/source/Filler_(packaging)), a machine designed to fill packaging, usually occurs in food packaging
* [Filler metal](/source/Filler_metal), metal added in the making of a joint through welding, brazing, or soldering
* [Grain filler](/source/Grain_filler), a product that is used to achieve a smooth-textured wood finish
* [Injectable filler](/source/Injectable_filler), a soft tissue filler injected into the skin to help fill in facial wrinkles
* [Star filler](/source/Star_filler), a plastic insert in computer cables which separates wires

==Media and entertainment==
* [Filler (media)](/source/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](/source/Minor_Threat), from their debut E.P.

==Other uses==
* [Filler (linguistics)](/source/Filler_(linguistics)), a sound spoken to fill up gaps in utterances
* [Placeholder word](/source/Placeholder_word)
* [Filler (surname)](/source/Filler_(surname))
* [Seat filler](/source/Seat_filler), a person who fills an empty seat during an event

== See also ==
* [fillér](/source/fill%C3%A9r), name of various small change coins throughout Hungarian history, and one hundredth of a Hungarian forint
* [Filer (disambiguation)](/source/Filer_(disambiguation))
* [Placeholder (disambiguation)](/source/Placeholder_(disambiguation))

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