Spacing refers to the way that typing or printing is arranged on a page, especially in relation to the amount of space that is left between words or lines.
Please type or write clearly in double spacing on one side of A4 paper only.
2. See also space
spacing in British English
(ˈspeɪsɪŋ)
noun
1.
the arrangement of letters, words, etc, on a page in order to achieve legibility or aesthetic appeal
2.
the arrangement of objects in a space
spacing in American English
(ˈspeɪsɪŋ)
noun
1.
the arrangement of spaces
2.
space or spaces, as between printed words
3.
the act of a person or thing that spaces
In other languages
spacing
British English: spacing NOUN
Spacing refers to the way that typing or printing is arranged on a page.
Please type or write clearly in double spacing on one side of a piece of paper only.
American English: spacing
Brazilian Portuguese: espaçamento
Chinese: > 间距字、行的
European Spanish: espacio
French: espacement
German: Abstand
Italian: spaziatura
Japanese: 間隔をあけること
Korean: 자간
European Portuguese: espaçamento
Latin American Spanish: espacio
All related terms of 'spacing'
space
You use space to refer to an area that is empty or available . The area can be any size. For example , you can refer to a large area outside as a large open space or to a small area between two objects as a small space .
single-space
to type ( copy ) without leaving a space between the lines
triple-space
to type ( copy ) so as to leave two full spaces between lines
line spacing
(in a book , computer-produced document , etc) the spacing between lines of type
double spacing
text with a blank line between each printed line
interlinear spacing
the spacing between lines of photocomposed or digitized type
proportional spacing
a feature of some print output devices whereby the space allotted to each character is determined by the width of the character