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Problem in communication complexity theory
In communication complexity, the gap-Hamming problem asks, if Alice and Bob are each given a (potentially different) string, what is the minimal number
Gap-Hamming_problem
Number of bits that differ between two strings
3. For a fixed length n, the Hamming distance is a metric on the set of the words of length n (also known as a Hamming space), as it fulfills the conditions
Hamming_distance
Mathematical inequality explaining concentration of random variables
fields, including communication complexity (e.g., in proofs of the gap Hamming problem) and graph theory. An interesting anti-concentration inequality for
Concentration_inequality
Geometrical structure
n. Sphere packing on the corners of a hypercube (with Hamming balls, spheres defined by Hamming distance) corresponds to designing error-correcting codes:
Sphere_packing
Complexity of sending information in a distributed algorithm
randomized communication complexity, we turn to an example known as the gap-Hamming problem (abbreviated GH). Formally, Alice and Bob both maintain binary messages
Communication_complexity
Set of "near" codewords in coding theory
Q^{n}} there is a codeword x ∈ C {\displaystyle x\in C} such that the Hamming distance d H ( x , y ) ≤ R {\displaystyle d_{H}(x,y)\leq R} . In other
Covering_code
British-American mathematician (born 1939)
"The sphere packing problem". Doc. Math. (Bielefeld) Extra Vol. ICM Berlin, 1998, vol. III. pp. 387–396. "IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal Recipients" (PDF)
Neil_Sloane
Problem in theoretical computer science
must have size Ω(log n). Closing the gap between this lower bound and Chase's upper bound remains an open problem. Jeffrey Shallit has offered a prize
Separating_words_problem
(considered by Richard Hamming). Since the mid 90s, significant algorithmic progress by the coding theory community has bridged this gap. Much of this progress
List_decoding
Measure of similarity between two graphs
classical definitions of edit distance such as Levenshtein distance, Hamming distance and Jaro–Winkler distance may be interpreted as graph edit distances
Graph_edit_distance
Biblical curse imposed on Canaan
and migration, filling a historical gap following the biblical account of the flood. According to this account, Ham studied the evil arts that had been
Curse_of_Ham
Type of radio transmitter
A spark-gap transmitter is an obsolete type of radio transmitter which generates radio waves by means of an electric spark. Spark-gap transmitters were
Spark-gap_transmitter
Subset of a graph's vertices, including at least one endpoint of every edge
the graph. In computer science, the problem of finding a minimum vertex cover is a classical optimization problem. It is NP-hard, so it cannot be solved
Vertex_cover
Graph used in computational complexity theory and graph theory
n-dimensional unit hypercube [0,1]n in which two vertices are adjacent when their Hamming distance (the number of coordinates in which the two differ) is exactly
Frankl–Rödl_graph
American cryptographer (born 1944)
from the IEEE Information Theory Society in 1998, and the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal in 2010. In 2011, Diffie was inducted into the National Inventors
Whitfield_Diffie
Problem of fair division
total switches is NP-hard (by reduction from Partition problem or from Hamming salesman problem), but can be solved in time O*(2k) by dynamic programming
Rental_harmony
German footballer (born 1993)
professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club West Ham United and the Germany national team. A Werder Bremen youth star, Füllkrug
Niclas_Füllkrug
2005 American crewed spaceflight to the ISS
easily cut with a tool similar to a hacksaw blade. Protruding gap fillers were a problem because they disrupted the normally laminar air flow under the
STS-114
Metro station in Hanoi, Vietnam
2023, Cát Linh Station had a technical problem, which caused a train to stop midway. After 40 minutes, the problem was resolved. "Tổng thầu Trung Quốc xóa
Cát_Linh_station
German football manager (born 1973)
Tuchel identified targets that could help the squad compete and "bridge the gap at the top". Dortmund and Tuchel's approach was to build upon Klopp's foundations
Thomas_Tuchel
Unreproducible object used in digital security
uniformity, effective number of independent bits (ENIB), etc. The fractional Hamming distance (fHD) is a commonly used metric to quantify the difference between
Physical_unclonable_function
Optimization algorithm
real-valued function. The Frank–Wolfe algorithm solves the optimization problem Minimize f ( x ) {\displaystyle f(\mathbf {x} )} subject to x ∈ D {\displaystyle
Frank–Wolfe_algorithm
Array data structure that compactly stores bits
number of 1 bits in a bit array, sometimes called the population count or Hamming weight, there are efficient branch-free algorithms that can compute the
Bit_array
Category of routing problem minimizing total distance and time
Arc routing problems (ARP) are a category of general routing problems (GRP), which also includes node routing problems (NRP). The objective in ARPs and
Arc_routing
Norwegian footballer (born 1979)
in the same game and was out of action for six weeks with a hamstring problem. He scored on his second match back in the Villa side in a 3–0 away win
John_Carew
Book by Jordan Ellenberg
about coding, including error correcting code, Hamming code, and code words. It also mentions Hamming distance as it relates to language. The mathematical
How_Not_to_Be_Wrong
Internet version of Black Friday
However, experts are reasonable to predict that there will be a larger gap in online versus in store shopping for 2020 with COVID-19. Online sales on
Cyber_Black_Friday
History of an English football club
short of European qualification – although there was a 12-point gap between West Ham and sixth-placed Chelsea. The summer of 2002 did not bode well for
History of West Ham United F.C.
History_of_West_Ham_United_F.C.
Quantum algorithm
{\displaystyle 4} bits and two nodes are connected by an edge if their Hamming distance is 1 {\displaystyle 1} . To set up the quantum walk search we
Quantum_walk_search
British television and radio presenter (born 1994)
interview with The Guardian that she did not really notice it being a problem: "It was normal for me. My dad's side of my family was super-supportive
Maya_Jama
summary on OneSNLaDay.com (accessed 1/1/2021) SNL: "Gap Ad I" transcript SNL: "Gap Ad II" transcript SNL: "Gap Ad III" transcript "Saturday Night Live Gary Busey
List of Saturday Night Live commercial parodies
List_of_Saturday_Night_Live_commercial_parodies
Question that a research project sets out to answer
meets a research need or a gap in evidence". Platforms, e.g. citizen science ones, can "support identification of problems, formulation of research questions
Research_question
American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)
often called the gender gap", and that women's right to vote was not under siege nor would taking it away solve any problem, but people should focus
Peter_Thiel
Window made of one or more movable panels
through the bottom opening. With the glass outer pane in place, a dead air gap is created to increase the insulation value. A double-hung window where the
Sash_window
2003 American political scandal
haul to get this jury done. And if Mr. Libby is pardoned, I would have no problem with that." Another member of the jury, Ann Redington, who broke down and
Plame_affair
English footballer and pundit (born 1988)
News. 11 November 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2020. "Who can plug the Distin gap?". Manchester Evening News. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2020. "Micah
Micah_Richards
Armed conflict in the Gaza Strip
Convention Conference in order to address these issues and fill this substantial gap in international humanitarian law." Dense inert metal explosive (DIME) is
Gaza_War_(2008–2009)
Techniques to study geometric data
enrollment gaps. Spatial measurement scale is a persistent issue in spatial analysis; more detail is available at the modifiable areal unit problem (MAUP)
Spatial_analysis
English footballer (born 1975)
second to Barcelona in the 2005–06 La Liga, albeit with a large twelve-point gap, and only reached the last 16 in the Champions League after losing to Arsenal
David_Beckham
Ordering of binary values, used for positioning and error correction
single-distance, single-step, monostrophic or syncopic codes, in reference to the Hamming distance of 1 between adjacent codes. In principle, there can be more than
Gray_code
Microscopic solid or liquid matter suspended in the Earth's atmosphere
multiple organs, such as the brain. Particulate matter contributes to health problems such as stroke, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, many types
Particulate_matter
Australian television series season
cook a quick dinner meal. Khanh's banh xeo was praised, and he closed the gap on Poh by scoring 29/30, against her 28/30. Callum fell further behind by
MasterChef Australia series 12
MasterChef_Australia_series_12
1973 studio album by ZZ Top
that the album's engineer was splicing tape and cut too much, leaving no gap between the songs. The album's engineer Terry Manning, who performed the
Tres_Hombres
Theory that life is meaningless
distinguishes between phenomena and noumena. This distinction refers to the gap between how things appear to us and what they are like in themselves. For
Absurdism
enlists the help of Red to mediate between the two and bridge the language gap, however Red ends up lambasting his wife and defending Healy as a "good man"
List of Orange Is the New Black characters
List_of_Orange_Is_the_New_Black_characters
generations tend to use more metric units of measurement, creating a generational gap, for example in short distances and item weight. Although the majority of
Culture_of_the_United_Kingdom
President of Russia (2000–2008; since 2012)
euronews. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022. "The Military Emissions Gap – Tracking the long war that militaries are waging on the climate". Retrieved
Vladimir_Putin
English footballer (born 1973)
centre-half to fill a gap created by a long-term injury to captain Julian Dicks. He made his debut for Everton in a 2–1 victory over West Ham on 23 August 1997
Danny_Williamson_(footballer)
American psychologist (born 1946)
She states, "The growth mindset was intended to help close achievement gaps, not hide them. It is about telling the truth about a student's current achievement
Carol_Dweck
Hexagonal lattice made of carbon atoms
there is a zero density of states but no band gap. Thus, graphene exhibits a semi-metallic (or zero-gap semiconductor) character, although this is not
Graphene
American political campaign
election. At this point, he and Harris were roughly even in the polls, with the gap between the two candidates produced in the aftermath of Biden's withdrawal
Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign
Donald_Trump_2024_presidential_campaign
British television documentary series with Jeremy Clarkson
rots. 8 8 "Harvesting" 11 June 2021 (2021-06-11) Clarkson has logistical problems as the barley and rape are both ready for harvest at the same time. He
Clarkson's_Farm
2005 British television documentary series
monotheistic Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. "God of the Gaps" The third episode considers how the idea of God has been challenged by modern
The_Story_of_God
American minister and civil rights activist (1929–1968)
black Americans only equality could not realistically close the economic gap between them and whites. King said that he did not seek a full restitution
Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
Astrophysical phenomenon
Justham, S. (2019). "Mind the Gap: The Location of the Lower Edge of the Pair-instability Supernova Black Hole Mass Gap". The Astrophysical Journal. 887
Supernova
English football club season
Newcastle United in the Premier League, moving into second place and closing the gap to leaders Liverpool to two points. Newcastle opened the scoring in the 34th
2025–26_Arsenal_F.C._season
Indian politician (born 1944)
the credit rating agency Moody's attributed to "structural problems that have widened the gap between demand and supply of food". In 2021, he faced controversy
Jitan_Ram_Manjhi
resulting in the introduction of several new recurring monsters to fill the gap left in the programme by the Daleks' absence. Troughton's second season saw
List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens
List_of_Doctor_Who_universe_creatures_and_aliens
Spanish footballer (born 1986)
departure of Gylfi Sigurðsson, the club was looking for someone to fill the gap behind the striker in their 4–2–3–1 formation. He was given the number 9
Michu
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
self-selecting elite group of school prefects. After leaving Eton, Johnson went on a gap year to Australia, where he taught English and Latin at Timbertop, an Outward
Boris_Johnson
1849–1850 novel by Charles Dickens
measuring the gap between Ham and Dan Peggotty, as if offering Emily to his friend. Emily, meanwhile, still has her head turned to Ham but the body is
David_Copperfield
Americans of Korean ancestry
Min, Pyong Gap. "Korean immigrants in Los Angeles" in Immigration and entrepreneurship (Routledge, 2017) pp. 185–204. online Min, Pyong Gap. Caught in
Korean_Americans
Question of the race of ancient Egyptians
color. Gitton called the issue of Ahmose-Nefertari's black color "a serious gap in the Egyptological research, which allows approximations or untruths."
Ancient Egyptian race controversy
Ancient_Egyptian_race_controversy
2002 phrase from Donald Rumsfeld
Johari window Knightian uncertainty Outside Context Problem Russell's teapot Undecidable problem Wild card (foresight) "Defense.gov News Transcript: DoD
There_are_unknown_unknowns
Transmission of language with brief pulses
gap (between the dits and dahs within a character): 0 short gap (between letters): '000'b medium gap (between words): '0000000'b The marks and gaps alternate:
Morse_code
Exposing of scandalous activity
for whistleblowers. Among them are the Government Accountability Project (GAP), Blueprint for Free Speech,, the Open Democracy Advice Centre or in France
Whistleblowing
Phrase describing policies of the Trump administration
Retrieved June 2, 2026. Bolden, A. Scott (May 17, 2026). "Trump's credibility gap is hurting America". The Hill. Retrieved June 2, 2026. "Tacos with Trump's
Trump_Always_Chickens_Out
Holocene climate period during which northern Africa was wetter than today
developed when the AHP ended. The Dahomey Gap is a region without forests in southern Benin, Ghana and Togo that forms a gap in the Guineo-Congolian forest belt
African_humid_period
American government policy since 2025
City, which previously housed people detained after crossing the Darien Gap. Journalists and attorneys were still unable to contact the immigrants. In
Deportation in the second Trump administration
Deportation_in_the_second_Trump_administration
French footballer (born 1991)
over Belgium". Get Spanish Football News. 1 July 2024. "Kanté increases the gap with Barça legend Xavi after beating Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal in the
N'Golo_Kanté
caused by U.S.-made weapons. The report concluded that there were serious gaps in U.S. government oversight on how arms sold to Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
Saudi-led_intervention_in_the_Yemeni_civil_war
French footballer (born 1985)
operation to repair the finger, Clichy's heart stopped beating due to a problem with his lungs. It restarted after 15 seconds. The doctor who led the operation
Gaël_Clichy
year during the decade to 2018. Richard Broome has concluded: "To close the gap [between Indigenous and other Australians] on inequality and well being will
History_of_Australia
Medieval English canon
originated in the unattested Old English feortan, in part because there is a gap of between 100 and 120 years between the first unambiguous usage of that
Sumer_is_icumen_in
UK parliamentary by-election
Manchester City Council election in Northenden, with the party stating it was "hamming it up and bringing home the bacon" with its "local candidate", who was
2026 Gorton and Denton by-election
2026_Gorton_and_Denton_by-election
Slave trade between Africa and the West
the slave trade in the 16th century, although there was a technological gap between Europe and Africa, it was not very substantial. Both continents were
Atlantic_slave_trade
Mechanism of spontaneous symmetry breaking
Conformational Stability Problem .1. Degenerate Electronic States". J. Phys. Chem. 67 (2): 389–+. doi:10.1021/j100796a043. Ham, F. S. (1968). "Effect of
Jahn–Teller_effect
Puberty occurring at an unusually early age
than the usual age, especially when it is being considered as a medical problem. Stricter definitions of "precocity" may refer only to central puberty
Precocious_puberty
Pseudoscientific form of Young Earth creationism
Biologists emphasize that transitional gaps between recovered fossils are to be expected, that the existence of any such gaps cannot be invoked to disprove evolution
Creation_science
English football club season
corners as Gunners close gap to Liverpool". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 December 2024. "Arsenal punish Man Utd from set-pieces to close gap on Liverpool". Premier
2024–25_Arsenal_F.C._season
American Founding Father (1755–1804)
Bemis, Samuel Flagg (April 1922). "Jay's Treaty and the Northwest Boundary Gap". The American Historical Review. 27 (3): 465–484. doi:10.2307/1837800. hdl:2027/hvd
Alexander_Hamilton
Files on Jeffrey Epstein and his affiliates
was most active from October 2005 through August 2008, with significant gaps after Epstein's incarceration. The emails documented Epstein's relationships
Epstein_files
Metaphor originating from goal sports
made to score a goal, the goalposts are moved to exclude the attempt. The problem with changing the rules of the game is that the meaning of the result is
Moving_the_goalposts
Scottish football manager (born 1941)
was narrowed to seven points after defeating them on 27 December 1995. The gap increased to 12 points, but a series of wins, coupled with Newcastle dropping
Alex_Ferguson
Type of therapy to improve mental health
became an umbrella term for all cognitive-based psychotherapies. CBT is a "problem-focused" and "action-oriented" form of therapy. The therapist's role is
Cognitive_behavioral_therapy
Free online crowdsourced encyclopedia
tolerance of abusive language was a reason put forth in 2013 for the gender gap in Wikipedia editorship. Edit-a-thons have been held to encourage female
Wikipedia
from the Life of a Free Black Harry Leon Wilson (1867–1919), Ruggles of Red Gap Margaret Wilson (1882–1973), The Able McLaughlins Robert Anton Wilson (1932–2007)
List_of_American_novelists
1966 studio album by the Beatles
they had considered making the album a continuous flow of tracks, without gaps to differentiate between each song. The group's willingness to experiment
Revolver_(Beatles_album)
American actor (1924–2004)
One (1953), and he came to be seen as an emblem of the era's "generation gap". He also starred in films such as Guys and Dolls (1955), The Young Lions
Marlon_Brando
replacement level. On the younger band of the population there is a noticeable gap between the ages of 14 and 20, this due to a lower number of children being
Demographics of the United Kingdom
Demographics_of_the_United_Kingdom
Canal in southern England
the Kennet flood plain narrows and the river enters a narrow steep-sided gap in the hills forming the southern flank of the Thames flood plain. At County
Kennet_and_Avon_Canal
one day, Peter does not stop an escaping burglar, claiming it is not his problem. A few days later, he comes home to find his Uncle Ben has been shot and
List of The Amazing Spider-Man issues
List_of_The_Amazing_Spider-Man_issues
2006 novel by John Boyne
eventually returns to the place where Bruno's clothes were found, discovering the gap in the fence. Deducing how his son disappeared, he collapses to the ground
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
The_Boy_in_the_Striped_Pyjamas
Theory in particle physics
dimensions (LED), is a model framework that attempts to solve the hierarchy problem (Why is the force of gravity so weak compared to the electromagnetic force
Large_extra_dimensions
Replay". Little Big League One member of the team fails to solve a math problem introduced earlier in the film. It's Pat During the end credits, audio
List of films with post-credits scenes
List_of_films_with_post-credits_scenes
Chemical element with metallic and nonmetallic properties
gap amongst the commonly recognised (semiconducting) metalloids. Of nearby elements in periodic table terms, selenium has the next highest band gap (close
Metalloid
Suspension bridge in London, England
Retrieved 4 May 2020. "Hammersmith Bridge repair works delayed amid funding gap". BBC News. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2019. "Hammersmith Bridge
Hammersmith_Bridge
English football club season
(1–4) in front of a large crowd at Loftus Road on 1 November, highlighting gaps against top sides.They bounced back with gritty away performances, including
2025–26 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
2025–26_Queens_Park_Rangers_F.C._season
Belief that nature originated through supernatural acts
Earth creationism accepted geological time harmonized with Genesis through gap or day-age theory, while supporting anti-evolution. Modern old-Earth creationists
Creationism
Technological phenomenon with social implications
disclosing their disability status. Algorithms are further exacerbating this gap by recreating the biases that already exist in societal systems and structures
Algorithmic_bias
GAP HAMMING-PROBLEM
GAP HAMMING-PROBLEM
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name GAD means "juniper tree."
Male
French
Masculine form of French Gaëlle, GAËL means "holy and generous."
Female
French
Feminine form of French Gaëtan, GAËTANE means "from Caieta (Gaeta, Italy)."
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, GAY means "happy." Compare with masculine Gay.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from Norman French Hamon, HAMMOND means "home."Â
Male
English
 Short form of English names beginning with Gay-, such as Gabriel "man of God" or "warrior of God," and Gaylord, GAY means "dandy." Compare with feminine Gay.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English gappe, Old Norse gap ‘chasm’, ‘breach’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a gap in a wall, hedge, or (in Norfolk and Suffolk) cliffs.German : from the personal name Gabo, a short form of Gebolf (see Gebhardt).
Male
Greek
(Γάδ) Greek form of Hebrew Gad, GAD means "troop." In the bible, this is the name of a tribe descended from Gad, mentioned in the New Testament in Rev vii. 5. Compare with other forms of Gad.
Female
Hebrew
(גַּל) Hebrew unisex name GAL means "mound, wave."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Hemming.
Surname or Lastname
English (Gloucestershire)
English (Gloucestershire) : habitational name from Hawling in Gloucestershire or possibly from Halling in Kent. Halling was named in Old English as ‘family or followers of a man called Heall’; Hawling may have the same etymology or it may have meant ‘people from Hallow’ (a place in Worcestershire named in Old English with halh + haga ‘enclosure’), or ‘people at the nook of land’, Old English halh (see Hale 1).German : variant of Häling (see Haling).
Male
Hebrew
(גָּד) Hebrew name GAD means "troop." In the bible, this is the name of a prophet and the seventh son of Jacob by Zilpah. Compare with other forms of Gad.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hamlin.
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian name derived from Old Norse hamr, HEMMING means "shape." The name may have originated as a byname for a "shape-shifter" or "werewolf."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Gay, GAE means "happy."
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Midlands), Scottish, and Swedish
English (chiefly West Midlands), Scottish, and Swedish : from the Old Norse personal name Hemingr, of uncertain origin, apparently related to hemingr ‘skin on the hind legs of an animal’.German (Frisian) : patronymic from Hemme 1.French : habitational name from Heming in Moselle.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from a form of the Old English surname Hearding, from heard, HARDING means "brave, hardy, strong."
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : variant spelling of Hemming.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Hammond.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English hamming ‘dweller on a patch of land edged by water or marshland’, from Old English hamm (see Hamm) + the suffix -ing(as), denoting association with a person or place.
GAP HAMMING-PROBLEM
GAP HAMMING-PROBLEM
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Vendor of Cotton Thread
Girl/Female
Tamil
Beauty redefined
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Nightingale
Boy/Male
Irish
Foolish pride.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Cindy, CYNDI means "woman from Kynthos."Â
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Goddess Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Christian, Hindu, Indian
Lovable
Boy/Male
Muslim
God-fearing person
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Alfred, ALFRID means "elf counsel."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Charlton, CARLTON means "settlement of the free peasants."
GAP HAMMING-PROBLEM
GAP HAMMING-PROBLEM
GAP HAMMING-PROBLEM
GAP HAMMING-PROBLEM
GAP HAMMING-PROBLEM
n.
A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap; legal cap.
v. t.
To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a cane.
v. t.
To represent by a map; -- often with out; as, to survey and map, or map out, a county. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; as, to map, or map out, a journey; to map out business.
v. t.
To salute by removing the cap.
v.
The gar pike. See Alligator gar (under Alligator), and Gar pike.
v. t.
To deprive of cap.
n.
A servant. See Gyp.
v. t.
To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.
v. t.
To raise, or put, a nap on.
v. t.
To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun.
v. t.
To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to; as, to cap text; to cap proverbs.
a.
Having a lap joint, or lap joints, as many kinds of woodwork and metal work.
v. t.
To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc. See 1st Lap, 10.
v. t.
To feed with pap.
a.
Having edges or ends united by a lap weld; as, a lap-welded pipe.
n.
An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or defect; a vacant space or time; a hiatus; a mountain pass.
n.
Laughing gas.
n.
A percussion cap. See under Percussion.
n.
That which closes or fills up an opening or gap; hence, a temporary expedient.
v. i.
To pen or part widely; to exhibit a gap, fissure, or hiatus.