type slug

1. 1.

   a strip of type metal used for spacing

   Synonymsslug

   Broadertype metal

Questions about type slug

What does type slug mean?

type slug means "a strip of type metal used for spacing".

What is another word for type slug?

Close synonyms include slug. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is type slug a common word?

type slug is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.