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half-width

half-width is the alternative spelling of halfwidth.

Meaning of halfwidth

Adjective

halfwidth (not comparable)

  1. Of a text character, occupying the space of half of a fullwidth character, or one "normal" text column.
    • This would convert any half-width katakana characters to full-width katakana.1993, GO Corporation, Penpoint Application Writing Guide

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Forms of half-width

pluralhalf-widths

Questions about half-width

What is half-width the alternative spelling of?
Half-width is the alternative spelling of halfwidth.

Words near half-width in the dictionary

  1. half-way
  2. half-wheel
  3. half-wheeled
  4. half-wheeling
  5. half-wheels
  6. half-width
  7. half-widths
  8. half-wild
  9. half-Windsor
  10. half-Windsors
  11. half-wit

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