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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>spoiler space</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../S.html" title="S"/><link rel="previous" href="spoiler.html" title="spoiler"/><link rel="next" href="sponge.html" title="sponge"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">spoiler space</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="spoiler.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">S</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sponge.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="spoiler-space"/><dt xmlns="" id="spoiler-space"><b>spoiler space</b></dt></dt><dd><p> [also <span class="firstterm">spoiler spoo</span> or
<span class="firstterm">spoiler protection</span>] A screenful of
blank or spacer lines deliberately inserted in a message
following a <a href="spoiler.html"><i class="glossterm">spoiler</i></a> warning, so the actual spoiler
can't be seen without hitting a key. Formfeeds used to be used
for this, but are now rare because so many people read news through Web
interfaces on which they have no good interpretation.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="spoiler.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../S.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="sponge.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">spoiler </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> sponge</td></tr></table></div></body></html>