spacefiller

Definition

A stamp in poor condition used to fill a space in an album until a better quality example becomes available, or if the better example is prohibitively expensive.

Etymology

From space + filler.

Example Sentences

• "Spacefiller patterns might possibly even be within reach of current search programs; these would have much more predictable (and higher) growth rates from the start."
• "Other things that can be built (I see no reason why not) are a self-replicator, quadratically growing spacefiller, programmable computer/constructor, self-growing prime number sieve."