"whitespace" meaning in English

See whitespace in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: whitespaces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} whitespace (countable and uncountable, plural whitespaces)
  1. (often attributive) Alternative spelling of white space Wikipedia link: White space Tags: alt-of, alternative, attributive, countable, often, uncountable Alternative form of: white space
    Sense id: en-whitespace-en-noun-ZnakvwqD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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