An opening in a solid structure or surface; a cleft or breach: wriggled through a gap in the fence; a large gap in the wall where the artillery shell had exploded. A break in a line of defense. An opening through mountains; a pass. A space between objects or points; an aperture: a gap between his front teeth. An interruption of continuity: a nine-minute gap in the recorded conversation; needed to fill in the gaps in her knowledge.
A conspicuous difference or imbalance; a disparity: a gap between revenue and spending; the widening gap between rich and poor. A problematic situation resulting from such a disparity: the budget gap; the technology gap. A spark gap. Computer Science. An absence of information on a recording medium, often used to signal the end of a segment of information. Electronics. The distance between the head of a recording device and the surface of the recording medium.
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GAP - one of my favorite words.
An opening in a solid structure or surface; a cleft or breach: wriggled through a gap in the fence; a large gap in the wall where the artillery shell had exploded.
A break in a line of defense.
An opening through mountains; a pass.
A space between objects or points; an aperture: a gap between his front teeth.
An interruption of continuity: a nine-minute gap in the recorded conversation; needed to fill in the gaps in her knowledge.
A conspicuous difference or imbalance; a disparity: a gap between revenue and spending; the widening gap between rich and poor.
A problematic situation resulting from such a disparity: the budget gap; the technology gap.
A spark gap.
Computer Science. An absence of information on a recording medium, often used to signal the end of a segment of information.
Electronics. The distance between the head of a recording device and the surface of the recording medium.
v., gapped, gap·ping, gaps.
v.tr.
To make an opening in.
v.intr.
To be or become open.
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