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bn:00065489n
Noun Concept
Categories: Typography stubs, Whitespace, Unicode, Printing, Typography
EN
quad  space  En quad
EN
(printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences WordNet 3.0
English:
typography
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(printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In typography, a quad was a metal spacer used in letterpress typesetting. Wikipedia
A spacer used in letterpress type Wikipedia Disambiguation
metal spacer Wikidata
A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type. Wiktionary
A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad). Wiktionary
Piece of type used to separate words. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
type
unit of measurement
PART OF
press
HAS KIND
hair space
CATEGORY DOMAIN
printing
DIFFERENT FROM
em
en
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
quad, space
Wikipedia
EN
quad (typography)
Wikidata
EN
quad
Wiktionary
EN
quad, space
Wikipedia Redirections
EN
En quad

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