• Czech: mezera
• Danish: mellemrum
• Finnish: tyhjämerkki
• German: Leerzeichen
• Russian: пробел (prob'el)
• Swedish: mellanslag

• Danish: strege
• Russia: стирать/стереть (stirát'/st'er'ét')
• Swedish: blanka

Danish

Adjective

blank

1. bright, shining, glossy
2. empty
3. blank
4. broke (be without money)

Dutch

Adjective

1. italbrac race White, Caucasian.

German

Adjective

blank

1. pure, sheer

   Blanke Wut packte ihn. — Sheer anger seized him.

Swedish

Adjective

blank

1. reflective, shiny

There are a number of uses for the word blank:

• the URL interpreted by most web browsers as the command to display a blank HTML document
• Blank (cartridge) a type of gun cartridge that contains gunpowder but no bullet or shot.
• Key blank, an uncut key
• Blank (solution), a solution containing no analyte, typically used to zero an analytical instrument and ensure that any reagents used do not contribute to overall measurements
• Blank (archeology) a thick, shaped stone biface of suitable size and configuration for refining into a stone tool
• Blank (Scrabble) a Scrabble tile that does not have a letter on it and can be substituted for any letter the player desires
• Blank (computer science)
  • Another name for space character (SP)
  • Visible typographical character used to represent a space character which would normally be invisible
• Tailored blank, a steel product

See also Blank (surname)

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