whitespace
(From the colour it produces on white paper) Any contiguous sequence of spaces, tabs, carriage returns, and/or line feeds. Whitespace might also possibly include form feed characters. The term is common on Unix.
See also non-printing character.Last updated: 1996-09-04
Nearby terms:
white point ♦ Whitesmiths style ♦ whitespace ♦ white trash ♦ WHNF ♦ whois
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