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Kern
A part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain Italic letters; see finial, ear, digraph, alignment, font, typeface, typography. Also, to remove a portion of space between adjacent letters in preparation for printing; see tracking, copyfit, hint, tweak. Derived from "corner of type".
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