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spaceband

American  
[speys-band] / ˈspeɪsˌbænd /
Printing.

  1. a wedge-shaped piece of metal used in typecasting machines to adjust the space between words and to justify lines of type.

spaceband British  
/ ˈspeɪsˌbænd /

noun

  1. printing a device on a linecaster for evening up the spaces between words

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Etymology

Origin of spaceband

First recorded in 1900–05; space + band 2

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