| Navigation: Glossary Index >====== twip ============ A screen-independent, absolute unit of measurement (such as an inch or a centimeter). A twip is a unit of length equal to 1/20 of a printer's point, and a printer's point is 1/72 of an inch. There are approximately 1440 twips to a logical inch or 567 twips to a logical centimeter (the length of a screen item measuring one inch or one centimeter when printed). ====== |    |