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Drive out

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001866

To expand the spacing between words or letters in a line of text to fill a specific measure or to justify a line. This technique is used by compositors to achieve even line lengths and a consistent appearance in printed matter. It can involve adjusting word spaces or letter spacing.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001866
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
Synonymsget in
TranslationsGerman: austreiben; Spanish: comprimir; French: serrer
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001866",
  "term": "Drive out",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To expand the spacing between words or letters in a line of text to fill a specific measure or to justify a line. This technique is used by compositors to achieve even line lengths and a consistent appearance in printed matter. It can involve adjusting word spaces or letter spacing.",
  "synonyms": [
    "get in"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "austreiben",
    "es": "comprimir",
    "fr": "serrer"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/drive-out/"
}

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