whitespaces
nounUK /ˈwaɪt.speɪ.sɪz/
US /ˈwaɪt.speɪ.sɪz/
Whitespaces are empty spaces you can't see that separate words or letters on a screen or page.
The teacher told us to remove the extra whitespaces between the words.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. In computing, characters such as spaces, tabs, or newlines that do not show a visible mark.
The program counts every whitespace in the file.
3. Areas of a page left empty on purpose for design or readability.
The designer added whitespaces around the title to make it stand out.
4. Plural of whitespace, meaning multiple invisible spacing characters in a row.
Extra whitespaces at the start of a line can cause errors in code.