Spacer
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Spacer may refer to:
In science and medicine:
- Spacer (Asimov)Spacer (Asimov)In Isaac Asimov's Foundation/Empire/Robot series, the Spacers were the first humans to emigrate to space. About a millennium thereafter, they severed political ties with Earth, and embraced low population growth and extreme longevity as a means for a high standard of living, in combination with...
, in Isaac Asimov's Robot Series - Rebar spacerRebar spacerA rebar spacer is a device that secures the reinforcing steel or "rebar" in reinforced concrete structures as the rebar is assembled in place prior to the final concrete pour...
, in concrete construction - Spacer, alias for flesh tunnelFlesh tunnelA flesh tunnel is a type of body piercing jewelery. It is also sometimes referred to as a spool, fleshy, earlet, expander or eyelet.Flesh tunnels are hollow tunnels, usually used in stretched or scalpelled piercings. Flesh tunnels are made in smaller gauges however the smaller the gauge the...
, a type of body piercing - Spacer, element in HTMLHTMLHyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....
Webpage design
In science and medicine:
- Asthma spacerAsthma spacerAn asthma spacer is an add-on device used to increase the ease of administering aerosolized medication from a "metered-dose inhaler" . The spacer adds space in the form of a tube or “chamber” between the canister of medication and the patient’s mouth, allowing the patient to inhale the medication...
, medical equipment - Molecular spacerMolecular spacerA Molecular spacer or simply a spacer in chemistry is any flexible part of a molecule providing a connection betweentwo other parts of a molecule....
, in molecular chemistry - Orthodontic spacerOrthodontic spacerOrthodontic separators are rubber bands or metal appliances used in orthodontics. Spacers are placed between the molars at the second orthodontic appointment, before a palatal expander or braces are applied.Spacers are circular rubber bands about a centimeter in diameter placed between top and...