What is the proper term for?

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What is the proper term for a thing that fills in excess space around a smaller A/V component inside an entertainment rack cubby hole to improve neatness in appearance? One might have a receiver that is 17" wide but a DVD player only 11" wide which might look odd on the shelf just below it. I am going to fabricate these things out of birch plywood and spray paint it flat black to make my narrow Panasonic Blue-Ray player look nicer on my entertainment rack with a receiver that is 17" wide on the shelf above it. I will also make one of uniform width to fit around my LED clock on the shelf which is even smaller.

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Are these bezels sold commercially? I don't understand why they can't have a digital clock readout on a stereo/AV receiver front panel so one can see what time it is. I might just do front bezels after all to save money, materials, time and work.
 
I made some from some black craft foam board. This has thick paper on both sides of a foam core.

I used it to block visualization of the power strip, a many cords and wall warts, not much heat in this bottom enclosed shelf, but I left some open space on each side. The entire built in shelving and back mounted TV area are all black, so blocking with a black surface makes this shelf all but invisible.
 
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