Spoiler space

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spoiler space: n.

[also spoiler spoo or spoiler protection] A screenful of blank or spacer lines deliberately inserted in a message following a spoiler warning, so the actual spoiler can't be seen without hitting a key. Formfeeds used to be used for this, but are now rare because so many people read news through Web interfaces on which they have no good interpretation.

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