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English translation: a white margin


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English term or phrase:free white space
English translation:a white margin
Entered by: Martin Riordan
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11:23 Jul 18, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
English term or phrase: free white space
Specifications for background and protection area around the symbol (protection area) are defined in the Corporate Design Manual of the xxx and are strictly to be met as follows: The symbol shall be displayed only on a white background. Around the accreditation symbol, there should be a free white space (protection area) of at least one unit (12 pt squared). The protection areas are integrated in the files of the accreditation symbol so that when positioning the files in other layouts the proper protection area would automatically be generated. In the event of scaling the symbol (i.e. enlarged or reduced), the protection area around the symbol would scale accordingly.

Does this free white space mean a margin?

Thank you.
Sue-my
Local time: 10:04
a white margin
Explanation:
Yes, it means a white margin around the symbol (which will be "displayed on a white background"). As it is defined in points, if the image is scaled, the white space is scaled in the same proportion.
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 22:04
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a white margin


Explanation:
Yes, it means a white margin around the symbol (which will be "displayed on a white background"). As it is defined in points, if the image is scaled, the white space is scaled in the same proportion.

Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 22:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Liz Broomfield
1 min
  -> Thanks, Liz!

agree  eesegura
3 hrs
  -> Thanks!

agree  Ambrose Li: A margin that should be free of any textual or graphical elements (white space is not necessarily white, for example if the logo is printed on non-white paper; it just means space that is free of graphical elements)
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Ambrose!

agree  Stephanie Ezrol
6 hrs
  -> Thank you, Stephanie!

agree  amarpaul: Agree. Ambrose also make a good point.
21 hrs
  -> Thank you! Yes, I agree. In this specific case it is white, according to the context.

agree  Phong Le
1 day1 hr
  -> Thank you, Phong Le!

agree  Thuy-PTT
1 day21 hrs
  -> Thanks, Thuy!
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Aug 1, 2011 - Changes made by Martin Riordan:
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