double space

verb — 3 senses

double space

verbalso spelled double-space
1

Media, Publishing, Typography Ambitransitive To format (a document) so that every other line is left blank, leaving sufficient whitespace for annotation (e.g. a teacher's corrections).

double-space

verb
1

Media, Publishing, Typography To type (or format) text by leaving a blank line between each line of text.

2

Media, Publishing, Typography To type (or format) text with two spaces between consecutive sentences.

Related terms
single-space

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