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UNIVERSAL KERNING [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-03-24

English

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

The automatic alteration of the natural spacing between all the characters in a block of text, not just between selected pairs as in pair kerning. The process is performed by code programs which delete one or more units of space between characters in order to enhance character fit and thus legibility.

OBS

According to a few sources (e.g. NECOT, 1988, p. 47), kerning involves not only the removal of extra space but also, more rarely, the addition of space.

French

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

Réglage automatique de l'espacement entre tous les caractères d'un bloc de texte.

CONT

Le crénage systématisé est une fonction générale, qui influence la valeur de l'espacement entre tous les caractères d'une ligne ou d'une colonne de texte [...] pour tout l'ensemble de son document.

Spanish

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