space mark

American  

noun

Printing.

1. a proofreader's symbol used to indicate the need to insert space, as between two typed or printed words that have been run together. #

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Etymology

Origin of space mark

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Flow is important to him: margins of white space mark off sections and groupings of GIFs that are meant to scan as cohesive paragraphs or stanzas.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 4, 2015

A space mark for the Soviets The scenes were all too familiar to Americans: the crew drifting down under a huge striped parachute, mission controllers jubilantly congratulating one another.

From Time Magazine Archive