polyfills

Noun (1)

polyfill (uncountable)

1. A synthetic textile used for bulk or insulation, e.g., in stuffed animals or coats.
   • The racks include blouses and sweaters and some polyfill vests, with corduroy coats and outerwear due to be in stock as the weather cools.1981 October 11, Jeanne Clare Feron, “Careful Shopper; Elmsford Warehouse A Weekend Store”, in New York Times, page 16

Noun (2)

polyfill (uncountable)

1. An algorithm to fill a polygon with a particular color.
   • In the process i have come up with the following algorithm , and i wonder if it is a good one (i.e. fast), and also if anyone can give me tips on any other fast polyfill algoritm^([sic]).1992 February 3, Paal K Holmberg, “question on polyfill algorithm”, in comp.graphics (Usenet), message-ID <1992Feb3.120657.7173@alf.uib.no>

Noun (3)

polyfill (plural polyfills)

1. (web development) A plugin that provides the functionality of newer browsers to older versions.
   • A common way to group elements for collective use by JavaScript is to assign them the same (CSS) class and then to use getElementsByClassName(). Possibly with a polyfill for the "certain old browser".2016 April 17, Stefan Weiss, “A few problems with looping thru a set of elements with the same "name" specifier.”, in comp.lang.javascript (Usenet), message-ID <nf03hk$bll$1@news.albasani.net>

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