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proportional spacing
proportional spacing n (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a feature of some typewriters and other output devices whereby the space allotted to each character is determined by the width of the character
proportional spacing
proportional spacing[prə′pȯr·shən·əl ′spās·iŋ] (graphic arts) Spacing in which each character occupies space according to its width. proportional spacingAlphabetic character spacing based on the width of each letter in a font. For example, an I takes up less horizontal space than an M. Proportional spacing is commonly used for almost all text. In this encyclopedia, the default text is a proportional typeface, and tables are "monospaced," in which all characters have the same fixed width. See kerning.
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| In proportional spacing, the I takes up less horizontal space than the M as in the word "immersive." Note the white space before and after the I in the monospaced letters "siv." |
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