character pitch
Technical term in computing and typography for the horizontal spacing between characters, often measured in characters per inch (CPI) or as a fixed/constant pitch.
このプリンターは文字ピッチをインチ当たり10文字に設定できる。
This printer can set the character pitch to 10 characters per inch.
等幅フォントでは文字ピッチが一定である。
In monospaced fonts, the character pitch is constant.
Compound of 文字 (character) and ピッチ (pitch), a direct borrowing of the English computing term 'character pitch'.