backfill
back-fill · verb
Definitions
verb
- 1.
To refill an excavated hole with the material dug out of it or with other material.
- 2.
(business) To hire someone to fill a position vacated by an employee who has left or been promoted.
- 3.
(computing) To add missing data retroactively to a database or system.
- 4.
(noun) Material used to refill an excavation.
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Etymology
From English compound of back + fill, meaning to fill something back in.