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nonspace

nonspace noun: that which is not a social or physical space, or lacks the traditional attributes of spaces.

Noun

nonspace (countable and uncountable, plural nonspaces)

  1. That which is not a social or physical space, or lacks the traditional attributes of spaces.
    • Today, the elevator cars of skyscrapers themselves have become the most intimidating nonspaces of the American metropolis.1986, Norbert Messler, The art deco skyscraper in New York
  2. A text character that is not a space (or not whitespace).
    • For instance, spaces in a filename shipped from a DOS client are not translated to nonspace characters...2006, Mark Lutz, Programming Python, Volume 10

Forms of nonspace

pluralnonspaces

Origin of nonspace

From non- + space.

Questions about nonspace

What does nonspace mean?
Nonspace means that which is not a social or physical space, or lacks the traditional attributes of spaces.
What part of speech is nonspace?
Nonspace is a noun.
What is the plural of nonspace?
The plural of nonspace is nonspaces.

Words near nonspace in the dictionary

  1. nonsoup
  2. nonsouthern
  3. nonsovereign
  4. nonsovereignty
  5. nonsoviet
  6. nonspace
  7. nonspaced
  8. nonspacelike
  9. nonspaces
  10. nonspacing
  11. nonspalling

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