Infills

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. To fill in a space or void in construction or design with additional material; to occupy an area fully with appropriate substances or elements ; to complete or enhance a structure by inserting materials in gaps or openings
2. The act of adding material to a partially completed area in architecture; the process of replacing empty spaces in a design with suitable substances or components; the technique of enriching a project by filling in voids with curated materials
3. Referring to the materials used to fill spaces in construction; describing the action of supplementing a design by adding elements within gaps; identifying the method of improving structure integrity by infilling missing areas with proper resources

Etymology: "Infills" is the plural form of "infill," a noun meaning material used to fill a gap, or the verb form of the same action. The noun "infill" is built from the preposition "in" and the verb "fill," combining the sense of putting something inside with the sense of making a space full. Its meaning has widened from the literal filling of holes to the filling of undeveloped land in towns, where new buildings are placed among existing ones.

Synonyms: fillings, completions