blank squash

blank squash definition - computer

The removal of blanks between items of data. For example, the Trim function in dBASE removes trailing blanks. The expression trim(city) + ", " + state concatenates city and state with a blank squash resulting in DALLAS, TX rather than DALLAS TX.



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