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Record 1 1999-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Typography
DEF

A direction to the printer to set the lines of type without leads between.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
OBS

En langage typographique traditionnel «blanc» intervient dans la composition des pages. Son rôle est de diminuer la compacité des textes composés «en plein». On dit aussi compacts - c'est-à-dire ligne contre ligne.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

Said of type matter which does not have additional spaces between lines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
DEF

Se dit d'un texte sans espace entre les lignes.

OBS

Bien que l'anglais utilise la forme adverbiale, le français préfère la forme adjectivale.

Spanish

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