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Span is a general term for the extent between two endpoints, whether in space or time. It appears in many fields with related meanings, often centering on coverage, reach, or interval rather than a fixed size.

In mathematics and engineering, span can refer to concrete distances as well as abstract concepts. The distance

In time, a time span is the interval between a starting moment and an ending moment. In

In computing and the web, the HTML span element is an inline container used to group inline

In related contexts, span can describe the reach or range of a system, the extent of a

between
supports
in
a
structure,
such
as
the
main
span
of
a
bridge,
is
a
common
engineering
use.
In
linear
algebra,
the
span
of
a
set
of
vectors
is
the
subspace
consisting
of
all
possible
linear
combinations
of
those
vectors;
it
defines
the
space
that
the
vectors
generate.
everyday
language,
spans
of
time
describe
durations,
such
as
a
span
of
years
or
decades.
content
for
styling
or
scripting
without
introducing
block-level
formatting.
It
has
no
inherent
semantic
meaning
of
its
own
and
does
not
force
line
breaks,
making
it
a
flexible
tool
for
text
styling.
spectrum,
or
the
width
of
a
component
in
construction.
Across
disciplines,
the
core
idea
remains
a
measured
extent
from
one
boundary
to
another.