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HARDSPACE [1 record]

Record 1 2016-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typography
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

A space that holds the words on each side of it together on a line ...

OBS

hard space; nonbreak space: terms standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and reproduced with its permission.

OBS

hard space; no-break space: terms standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission].

Key term(s)
  • hardspace
  • nobreak space
  • non-break space
  • nonbreaking space
  • non-breaking space
  • nonbreakable space
  • non-breakable space

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
DEF

Espace qui rend insécable les deux mots qu'elle sépare.

OBS

espace : Lorsqu'il est question de typographie, le mot «espace» et les termes composés dont il fait partie sont traditionnellement de genre féminin. Cependant, certains auteurs les utilisent au masculin dans le domaine de l'informatique.

Key term(s)
  • espace imposé
  • espace protégé
  • espace requis
  • espace liant

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipografía (Caracteres)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Composición (Imprenta)
DEF

Espacio formateado especialmente de modo que el programa no puede introducir una interrupción de línea en la posición del espacio.

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