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twip

twip

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  twip 
 
    (TWentIeth  of  a  Point)  1/1440th  of  an  inch, 
  1/20  of  a  printer's  {point}.  There  are  thus  1440  twips  to  an 
  inch  or  about  567  twips  to  a  centimeter. 
 
  This  unit  of  measurement  seems  only  to  have  seen  use  in 
  {Microsoft}  formats  and  products-  notably  {Rich  Text  Format}, 
  {Visual  BASIC},  and  {Visual  C++}. 
 
  (26  July  1996) 
 
  (1997-07-18) 
 
 
 
  From  V.E.R.A.  --  Virtual  Entity  of  Relevant  Acronyms  13  March  2001  [vera]: 
 
  TWIP 
  [one]  TWentIeth  of  a  Point