[OSM-talk-be] int_ref, ref spelling, no space between letter and number....

[Ruben]

On Sat, 11 Aug 2018 15:30:26 +0200, Ruben <talk-be.ruben at janmaes.com> wrote:
> "Space" in English has well over 20 distinct meanings. One of them is
>  • according to Wiktionary[1]: "(letterpress typography) A piece of metal type used to separate words, cast lower than other type so as not to take ink, especially one that is narrower than one en (compare quad). [from 17thc.]".
>  • according to OED[2]:  "In a text: an interval or blank between words, lines, etc.; (Typography) any of several intervals or blanks of varying widths used to separate words, justify lines, etc. Now also (in an electronic or typewritten text): an interval or blank equivalent to one character, which may be produced by pressing a specific key (cf. space bar n.)."

This is not to say that it was necessarily the best word, but that no-one would have failed to understand what we meant.