backfill

back-fill · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To refill an excavated hole with the material dug out of it or with other material.

  2. 2.

    (business) To hire someone to fill a position vacated by an employee who has left or been promoted.

  3. 3.

    (computing) To add missing data retroactively to a database or system.

  4. 4.

    (noun) Material used to refill an excavation.

Related words

Antonyms: dig, excavate
See also: excavate, fill, replace
Synonyms: refill, replace

Etymology

From English compound of back + fill, meaning to fill something back in.