Occupied
Taken up
Taken up adjective - Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something.
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Because the games were letterboxed to preserve their original aspect ratios, the parts of the display not taken up by the game were occupied by one of twenty interchangeable borders, similarly to the Super Game Boy.
Source: Useful Notes / Nintendo GameCube
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