column inch

column inch
(col in)
   a unit of relative area used in journalism. A column inch is an area one column wide and one inch deep. The width of a column varies; a standard size in the U.S. is 2-1/16 inch. At this width a column inch is 2.0625 square inches or about 13.31 square centimeters.

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