White space

White space

White space, commonly called whitespace in technical fields, may mean:

* WhiteSpace (Resource Scheduling), name used since 2002 to denote available time for People or Resources when scheduling time
* White space (visual arts), or negative space, the portions of a page left unmarked
* Whitespace (computer science), characters used to represent white space in text
* Whitespace (programming language), an esoteric programming language whose syntax consists only of spaces, tabs and newlines
* White space (telecommunications), unused radio frequencies in the VHF and UHF bands allocated to television transmission.
* White space (education), term used since 2007 in the Singapore Education System to denote time reserved for teachers' personal reflection and planning.
* White Spaces Coalition, a group of technology companies aiming to deliver broadband internet access via unused analog television frequencies
* White Space (business), the part of a market or segment that is available to a business or entity for new sales or customers
* White Space (Process improvement and management), the area between the boxes in an organizational map, often an area where no one is responsible.


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