Definitions

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  • noun That which is not a social or physical space, or lacks the traditional attributes of spaces.
  • noun computing A text character that is not a space (or not whitespace).

Etymologies

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non- +‎ space

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Examples

  • Lines of light ranged in the nonspace of the mind, clusters and constellations of data.

    William Gibson To Visit Second Life scifirantergirl 2007

  • He fought for calm and, reaching into the nonspace that was the home of the Holy Trinity, he found it.

    The Miko Lustbader, Eric 1984

  • In addi'tion to the AAnn, there was material on the Astvet and Mu'atahl, two semi-intelligent nonspace-going races.

    Nor Crystal Tears Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1982

  • The long, dizzying fall through nonspace, from the Reefs to Earth.

    Starchild Omnibus Pohl, Frederik & Williamson, Jack 1963

  • Top Pentagon officials have recently expressed their desire to use more fixed-price contracts in major nonspace programs, such as the Air Force's $35 billion KC-X tanker competition and F-35 Lightning II strike fighter production.

    Federal Times JOHN REED 2010

  • The main mission of TTPO is to facilitate the use of space technology and space systems for nonspace applications and to demonstrate the benefit of the European space programme to European citizens.

    Aktuellste Pressemeldungen der PresseBox European Space Research 2010

  • Any nonspace character/word/etc between the tags disappears, but generates a line break.

    Ubuntu Forums moore.bryan 2010

  • "The forum features some 350 European space technologies in categories ranging from health and life sciences to materials or computer science, and some 450 requests from nonspace companies for technological problem solutions."

    Aktuellste Pressemeldungen der PresseBox European Space Research 2010

  • Any nonspace character/word/etc between the tags disappears, but generates a line break.

    Ubuntu Forums moore.bryan 2010

  • Top Pentagon officials have recently expressed their desire to use more fixed-price contracts in major nonspace programs, such as the Air Force's $35 billion KC-X tanker competition and F-35 Lightning II strike fighter production.

    Federal Times JOHN REED 2010

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