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PROPORTIONALLY SPACED FONT [1 record]

Record 1 2002-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
OBS

proportional spacing: the spacing of characters in proportion to size by using typewriters, word processors and other office composing machines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)

Spanish

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

Tipo de carácter, con carácteres gráficos contenidos en celdas de carácter, con el tamaño de cada carácter gráfico; esto permite un espaciamiento igual entre los caracteres impresos y elimina el exceso de espacio en blanco alrededor de los caracteres más estrechos como, por ejemplo, la letra «i».

OBS

Contrasta con tipo de carácter espaciado uniformemente (uniformly spaced font).

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