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UNIVERSAL KERNING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Typesetting and Imagesetting
- Electronic Publishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- track kerning
1, record 1, English, track%20kerning
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- universal kerning 1, record 1, English, universal%20kerning
correct
- tracking 1, record 1, English, tracking
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, English, - track%20kerning
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, English, - track%20kerning
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Composition (Imprimerie)
- Éditique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crénage
1, record 1, French, cr%C3%A9nage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- crénage systématisé 2, record 1, French, cr%C3%A9nage%20syst%C3%A9matis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réglage automatique de l'espacement entre tous les caractères d'un bloc de texte. 1, record 1, French, - cr%C3%A9nage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, French, - cr%C3%A9nage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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