type a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"
quad -
A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type.
quad -
A joke used to fill long days of setting type.
quad -
A keyboardcommand which aligns text with the left or right margin, or centred between them. In combination, as quad left, quad right, or quad centre.
Verb
quad -
To fill spaces in a line of type with quads. Also quad out.
quad -
To align text with the left or right margin, or centre it.