type vs space

type and space both are nouns.

type and space both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
type	Yes	No	Yes	No
space	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, space is a hyponym of type; that is, space is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than type:

type: a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
space: (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences

Other hyponyms of type include kern, quad.

type (noun)	space (noun)
a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper	the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing	(printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for spacing between words or sentences
all of the tokens of the same symbol	a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing
printed characters	a blank area
(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon	one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)	an area reserved for some particular purpose
	any location outside the Earth's atmosphere
	an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
	the interval between two times

type (verb)	space (verb)
identify as belonging to a certain type	place at intervals
write by means of a keyboard with types

Difference between type and space

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