to type (copy) without leaving a space between the lines
single-space in American English
(ˈsɪŋgəlˌspeɪs)
verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈsingle-ˌspaced or ˈsingle-ˌspacing
to type (copy) so as to leave no blank space between lines
single-space in American English
(ˈsɪŋɡəlˈspeis) (verb-spaced, -spacing)
transitive verb
1.
to type (copy) on each line space
intransitive verb
2.
to type copy leaving no blank spaces between lines
Word origin
[1935–40]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Rhodesian ridgeback, bingo, complementation, fluorocarbon, walk-through