For instance, many structural engineers rely on laboratory work, and engineering tests that they hire others to perform. These additional fees can drive the cost of any project up, but even more importantly, they can derail a program that was originally on schedule.
Word forms: plural gaps. 1. countable noun. A gap is a space between two things or a hole in the middle of something solid. He pulled the thick curtains together, leaving just a narrow gap. ...the wind tearing through gaps in the window frames.
Line wrap and word wrap - Word boundaries, hyphenation, and hard spaces. 1  The soft returns are usually placed after the ends of complete words, or after the punctuation that follows complete words. 2  A word without hyphens can be made wrappable by having soft hyphens in it. 3  Sometimes word wrap is undesirable between adjacent words.