In plain English
It is material placed in the unused space inside a package around the items. This helps keep the items from shifting as the package is handled and transported.
In context
Here, "void fill" means the packing material added inside a carton to take up empty space around the items so they move less.
- Situation
- Managing warehouse receiving, inventory, picking, packing, and dispatch
- What it communicates
- names the material added inside cartons during packing.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not say what specific material is used or how much of it is added.
Examples
“The packer tucked void fill around the vase before closing the carton.”
“Void fill lined the gaps between the jars and the sides of the box.”