English Explanatory Dictionary

white space

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. White area between written characters and graphic regions on a produced page or computer display; blanks and the vertical blank lines in between paragraphs, or other organized rows of text lines (poetry).
  2. A contiguous collection of one or more characters that each represents horizontal or vertical space in typography.
  3. Free time seen as an opportunity for gainful activity.

Pronunciation

/ˈwaɪtˌspeɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-white space.wav

Word forms

white space white spaces whitespace

Etymology

* (free time): Suggesting unfilled spaces on a calendar or schedule.

Related words

negative space apostrophe curly brackets brace square bracket bracket colon comma dash ellipsis exclamation mark fraction slash guillemet hyphen interpunct interrobang parentheses (US Canada) full stop period question mark quotation marks semicolon slash stroke space

Translations

Czech: bílý znak Czech: bílé znaky Finnish: tyhjätilamerkki German: Leerzeichen Icelandic: bil Icelandic: hvítbil Macedonian: белина Polish: biały znak
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