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fill-in

/ˈfɪlˌɪn/ noun

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  1. A temporary replacement for another, especially at a job.
  2. A substitution.
  3. An intermediate result that must be stored temporarily during the course of a sparse matrix computation.

Origin

From the verb phrase fill in.

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