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Spacing vs Sparing - What's the difference?

spacing | sparing |

As verbs the difference between spacing and sparing

is that spacing is while sparing is .

As adjectives the difference between spacing and sparing

is that spacing is that inserts space between two objects while sparing is prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.

As a noun spacing

is the action of the verb space.

spacing

English

Verb

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    • Noun

  • The action of the verb space.
  • A way in which objects or people are separated by spaces.
    • The spacing of the desks in the exam hall was intended to prevent candidates from copying each other's work.
  • The space between two objects or people.
    • Put some more spacing between those two words to make them more readable.

    Derived terms

    * automatic spacing * channel spacing * double-spacing * echo spacing * French spacing * interframe spacing * letter-spacing, letterspacing * level spacing distribution * line-spacing * measured spacing * optical spacing * segment long spacing * self-spacing tile * single-spacing * spacing effect * spacing mark * spacing mix * third-spacing * triple-spacing * word spacing * zero spacing flux

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That inserts space between two objects.

    • Derived terms

    * long-spacing sonic log * non-spacing, nonspacing

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    sparing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal

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