"monospace" meaning in English

See monospace in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From mono- + space. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|space}} mono- + space Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monospace (not comparable)
  1. Of a typeface, having characters with uniform width. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-monospace-en-adj-ATYh2EIo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Typography Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Typography: 50 50

Verb

Forms: monospaces [present, singular, third-person], monospacing [participle, present], monospaced [participle, past], monospaced [past]
Etymology: From mono- + space. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mono|space}} mono- + space Head templates: {{en-verb}} monospace (third-person singular simple present monospaces, present participle monospacing, simple past and past participle monospaced)
  1. To type, typeset, or design text using a typeface that has the same width for each character. Related terms: duospace
    Sense id: en-monospace-en-verb-26UIiNLG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Typography Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Typography: 50 50

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From mono- + space.",
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        [
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        [
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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        [
          "typeface",
          "typeface"
        ],
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          "width",
          "width"
        ],
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          "character",
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "duospace"
        }
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    }
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        "Of a typeface, having characters with uniform width."
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          "character",
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      ],
      "tags": [
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        "To type, typeset, or design text using a typeface that has the same width for each character."
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          "typeset",
          "typeset"
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          "design",
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        ],
        [
          "typeface",
          "typeface"
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          "width",
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        ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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