double-space

verb

dou·​ble-space ˌdə-bəl-ˈspās How to pronounce double-space (audio)
double-spaced; double-spacing; double-spaces

transitive verb

: to type (text) leaving alternate lines blank

intransitive verb

: to type on every other line

Examples of double-space in a Sentence

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Soon after, Major General Ted Clifton, Kennedy’s military aide, urged the CIA’s current intelligence chief to keep memorandums and reports for Kennedy double-spaced and down to about two pages. David Priess, Foreign Affairs, 26 Feb. 2016

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1937, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of double-space was circa 1937

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“Double-space.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double-space. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

double-space

verb
dou·​ble-space
ˌdəb-əl-ˈspās
: to type something leaving every other line blank
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