proportional spacing
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noun
a feature of some typewriters and other output devices whereby the space allotted to each character is determined by the width of the character
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby proportional spacing
proportional counter, proportional font, proportionality, proportional limit, proportional representation, proportional spacing, proportionate, proportioned, proportionment, proposal, propose
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