"twip" meaning in All languages combined

See twip on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: twips [plural]
Etymology: Abbreviation of twentieth of a point (referring to a printer's point). Head templates: {{en-noun}} twip (plural twips)
  1. (computing) A unit of measure equal to one twentieth of a point. Categories (topical): Computing, Units of measure

Inflected forms

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