"Leerzeichen" meaning in German

See Leerzeichen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈleːɐ̯ˌtsaɪ̯çən/ Audio: De-Leerzeichen.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Etymology: leer (“empty”) + Zeichen (“sign, character”) Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|leer<t:empty>|Zeichen<t:sign, character>}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*taikijaną", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*taikną", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*taikn", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "zeihhan", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Zeichen", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Leerzeichen", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Leerzeichen">, {{compound|de|leer|Zeichen|gloss1=empty|gloss2=sign, character}} leer (“empty”) + Zeichen (“sign, character”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n}} Leerzeichen n (strong, genitive Leerzeichens, plural Leerzeichen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n}} Forms: Leerzeichens [genitive], Leerzeichen [plural], strong [table-tags], Leerzeichen [nominative, singular], Leerzeichen [definite, nominative, plural], Leerzeichens [genitive, singular], Leerzeichen [definite, genitive, plural], Leerzeichen [dative, singular], Leerzeichen [dative, definite, plural], Leerzeichen [accusative, singular], Leerzeichen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. space (gap between written characters) Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Leerzeichen-de-noun-ghOmcuOq Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. (computer science) white space Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Leerzeichen-de-noun-sRGb0DoC Categories (other): Computer science, German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Typography Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 34 66 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 42 58 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 44 56 Disambiguation of Typography: 40 60 Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Deppenleerzeichen

Inflected forms

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