fixed-pitch text
nounUK /fɪkst pɪtʃ tɛkst/
US /fɪkst pɪtʃ tɛkst/
Fixed-pitch text is writing where every letter takes up the same amount of space.
The old printer used fixed-pitch text so all the letters lined up neatly.
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2. Text displayed in a font where each character has equal width, often used in programming.
Programmers often read code in fixed-pitch text to keep columns aligned.
3. A style of typing or printing where spacing is uniform, as on a typewriter.
The manual was printed in fixed-pitch text to look like a typewriter page.
4. Text formatting in which letters and symbols share identical horizontal space regardless of shape.
In fixed-pitch text, the letter i takes the same room as the letter m.