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KERNING [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2006-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
23.06.36 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

reduction of the space between two adjacent characters

OBS

Example: Overlapping character boxes to print or display cursive writing.

OBS

kerning: term and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-23:1994].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
23.06.36 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

réduction de l'espace entre deux caractères adjacents

OBS

Exemple : Chevauchement de matrices de caractère pour l'impression ou l'affichage de l'écriture cursive.

OBS

crénage : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-23:1994].

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-01-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Electronic Publishing
DEF

Moving two letters closer together to give them a closer fit.

CONT

In metal type, kerning is accomplished by actually cutting the body of the type for a closer fit. In phototypesetting, it is accomplished by deleting one or more units of space from between characters.

OBS

kerning: term standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Éditique
DEF

Resserrement automatique des espaces entre certains caractères adjacents pour empêcher qu'ils ne paraissent anormalement distancés.

CONT

En photocomposition, le crénage peut être effectué manuellement ou automatiquement par le programme si la paire de lettres à créner existe dans la table de crénage incorporée.

CONT

En composition à caractères mobiles, le crénage s'effectuait en découpant le corps même des caractères de plomb.

OBS

crénage : terme normalisé par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Composición (Imprenta)
  • Publicación electrónica
DEF

Espaciado de carácter; es el espaciamiento proporcional de ciertas combinaciones de letras, como por ejemplo, TA que requiere el traslape de los caracteres.

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