spacer
Maintains a distance
A spacer is something that creates or maintains distance between objects.
In hardware, spacers are small pieces—washers, tubes, or blocks—that keep components properly separated: Use a spacer to prevent the screws from touching the circuit board.
In typography and design, spacers create gaps between elements.
In medicine, a spacer is a chamber attached to an inhaler that helps deliver medication more effectively.
The word also applies to anything functioning as filler or placeholder: She used a few spacer tracks to round out the album.
Spacer ring for fasteners
- shimThin piece for leveling
- bushingFriction-reducing sleeve insert
- gasketMechanical leak preventer
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
sleeve · collar · insert · ring · bead · grommet · block · pad
Duration between two points
- distanceSpace between two points
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- separationState of being apart
- voidWithout legal effect
opening · interstice · buffer zone · breathing room · air gap · headroom · allowance · offset
Guiding or pacing type
- kerningLetter-pair spacing adjustment
- marginEdge of a page
- indentText set inward
- whitespaceUnprintable gap characters
padding · blank · tab · paragraph break · gutter · tracking · justification · alignment
Organism's natural environment
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- BelterAsteroid zone inhabitant
- artificial gravityManufactured downward force
- hullOuter covering or frame
washer
Spacer ring for fasteners
standoff · sleeve · collar · insert · ring · bead · grommet · block · pad · filler
interval
Duration between two points
- distanceSpace between two points
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- separationState of being apart
void · opening · interstice · buffer zone · breathing room · air gap · headroom · allowance · offset · setback
leading
Guiding or pacing type
whitespace · padding · blank · tab · paragraph break · gutter · tracking · justification · alignment · page break
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- BelterAsteroid zone inhabitant
- artificial gravityManufactured downward force
hull · airlock · docking · life support
- outer spaceVacuum beyond Earth's atmosphere
- personal spaceComfort distance around oneself
- parking spaceDesignated vehicle slot
- empty spaceArea devoid of contents
- space barKey inserting blank characters
- space outBecome mentally absent
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