Tom and Mary sat in chairs on the quad, reading.
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Quad
//kwɑd//
Synonyms for "quad" (65 found)
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“Quadrats, sir. We call 'em quads.” […] Quads are the spaces left between the paragraphs that come white on the paper. If you look here, at this page that is set-up, you will see that they are deeper than the spaces left between the words and letters—regular little trenches.
Source: wiktionary
Horizontal spacing is further divided into multiples and fractions of the em. The multiples are called quads. The fractions are called spaces.
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Other larger spaces – known as quads – were used to space out lines.
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