Spacing

Spacing

Spacing may refer to:
* Leading, in typography, the amount of added vertical spacing between lines of type. This concept is sometimes referred to as 'line spacing'.
* Letter-spacing, in typography, the amount of space between a group of letters to affect density in a line or block of text.
* Spacing rules, in typesetting, the use of spaces in printed text around punctuation, words, and sentences.
* French and English spacing, in typing, different approaches to inserting spaces in typed text around punctuation, words, and sentences.
* As used in science fiction, "spacing" is a theoretical method of execution by jettisoning an individual into outer space: see Space exposure.
* Spacing (magazine), a Canadian magazine that focusses on issues affecting Toronto's public realm.


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