4882 International Standard (ISo INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION+MEXAYHAPOAHAA OPrAHW3ALWA NO CTAHAAPTM3AWW+ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NO RMALISATION Office machines and data processing equipment - Line spacings and character spacings Machinesdebureauetmachines employees entraitementde I'information-Interlignes etespacements descaracteres First edition - 1979-07-15 04882-1979 (E) UDC 651.2 + 681.32 : 681.61.062.4 Ref.No.ISO 4882-1979(E) Descriptors : office machines, data processing printers, row pitch, line space. Foreword ISo (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards institutes (iSO member bodies). The work of developing Interna- tional Standards is carried out through ISO technical committees. Every member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been set up has the right to governmental, in liaison with Iso, also take part in the work. Draft International Standards adopted bythetechnical committees are circulated to the member bodies for approva! before their acceptance as International Standards by the ISo Council. International StandardIs04882wasdeveloped byTechnical Committee ISO/TC 95,Office machines, and was circulated to the member bodies in August 1977. It has been approved by the member bodies of the following countries : Australia Italy Switzerland Canada Japan Turkey Chile Mexico United Kingdom Czechosiovakia Netheriandis USA Finland Norway USSR France South Africa, Rep. of Yugoslavia Germany, F. R. Spain Iran Sweden No member body expressed disapproval of the document. international Organization for Standardization, 1979 . Printed in Switzerland Convriaht Int INTERNATIONALSTANDARD ISO4882-1979 (E) Office machines and data processing equipment t - Line spacings and character spacings 0 Introduction When closer linespacingis of special importance,a spacing of 3,175 mm (1/8 in) may be used. A numberof different line spacings and character spacings can be used on office machines and data processing equipment. This variety causes difficulty amongst those concerned with 2.2 2Characterspacings the design and completion of forms. The preferred character spacing is 2,54 mm (1/10 in). This International Standard is intended to provide compatibility Where higher density writing is required, a character spacing of betweenforms and the machines used for their completion 2,117mm(1/12in)maybe usedandforspecial applications, usually where no carbon copies are required, a spacing of by giving guidance to machine manufacturers and forms 1,693 mm (1/15 in) may be used. NOTES 1 Scope and field of application 1 In applications involving data processing or telecommunication This International Standard specifies preferred line spacings cause interchange difficulties. and character spacings for office machines and data processing 2 In equipment allowing large varieties of type size also, other equipment. spacings than those above are used. 2 Line spacings and character spacings 2.1 Line spacings The preferred line spacing is 4,233 mm (1/6 in). 1