1592953018000 1312632483000 term-28057 1616541537572 1312632518000 1616290623995 adlib fitz-online adlib-term-28057 de111dbd-22db-37e2-965a-c74641fd9335 2 1 scope note The setting of type characters closer together than would normally or automatically be done; for visual effect, usually to close an unsightly gap. With metal type, the body of the type is cut for a closer fit; in photocomposition, minute increments of backspacing are used. reference term-28054 adlib-term-28054 fbb40fa7-94a7-3db7-bcb9-d2b4e0c8f4a0 kerned K.KT.AFU.ALO.DOI.FZU.ALO.ALO 1 code K.KT.AFU.ALO.DOI.FZU.ALO.ALO 1 kerning reference term-28062 adlib-term-28062 06274bfe-34c8-3c7f-a997-1ee937c478b7 <typographic techniques> kerning term