Spacer
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Spacer may refer to:
  • Spacer (Asimov)
    Spacer (Asimov)
    In Isaac Asimov's Foundation/Empire/Robot series, the Spacers were the first humans to emigrate to space. About a millennium thereafter, they severed political ties with Earth, and embraced low population growth and extreme longevity as a means for a high standard of living, in combination with...

    , in Isaac Asimov's Robot Series
  • Rebar spacer
    Rebar spacer
    A rebar spacer is a device that secures the reinforcing steel or "rebar" in reinforced concrete structures as the rebar is assembled in place prior to the final concrete pour...

    , in concrete construction
  • Spacer, alias for flesh tunnel
    Flesh tunnel
    A flesh tunnel is a type of body piercing jewelery. It is also sometimes referred to as a spool, fleshy, earlet, expander or eyelet.Flesh tunnels are hollow tunnels, usually used in stretched or scalpelled piercings. Flesh tunnels are made in smaller gauges however the smaller the gauge the...

    , a type of body piercing
  • Spacer, element in HTML
    HTML
    HyperText Markup Language is the predominant markup language for web pages. HTML elements are the basic building-blocks of webpages....

     Webpage design


In science and medicine:
  • Asthma spacer
    Asthma spacer
    An asthma spacer is an add-on device used to increase the ease of administering aerosolized medication from a "metered-dose inhaler" . The spacer adds space in the form of a tube or “chamber” between the canister of medication and the patient’s mouth, allowing the patient to inhale the medication...

    , medical equipment
  • Molecular spacer
    Molecular spacer
    A Molecular spacer or simply a spacer in chemistry is any flexible part of a molecule providing a connection betweentwo other parts of a molecule....

    , in molecular chemistry
  • Orthodontic spacer
    Orthodontic spacer
    Orthodontic separators are rubber bands or metal appliances used in orthodontics. Spacers are placed between the molars at the second orthodontic appointment, before a palatal expander or braces are applied.Spacers are circular rubber bands about a centimeter in diameter placed between top and...

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