What exactly is a GAPLESS album???

it seems that when i upgraded to itunes 7.0 that itunes also converted my entire library to the GAPLESS format. so far i didn't notice any significant change, but don't know what would happen when i listen to my audiobooks.
can someone please enlighten me the meaning of GAPLESS?

No gap between songs when played such as Abbey Road and Dark Side of the Moon.
The songs flow directly into the next one.

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I talk specifically of the new Portishead album, out in two weeks.
If I pay for it now, I don't get it any sooner. I am guaranteed a copy if I wait, and I don't get any more bonus tracks for paying for it up front.
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But pre-ordering it just makes you want it more. If I got it a day earlier, say, or perhaps something else then I would pre-order it now.
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Thank heaven! I thought I might be the only one.
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So I took it in to the Apple Store and had it replaced, loaded the replacement up with music and was dismayed to discover myself facing the same problem. I too have had several iPods which were loaded off this same library, and none of them ever gave trouble in this fashion.
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sheldz46 wrote:
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-> http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1797
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Mrsthebraggster wrote:
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