noun
Refers to the distance or time between repeated things, arranged objects, events, or measurements. Common in patterns such as 一定の間隔で, 五分間隔で, and 間隔を空ける.
椅子を一メートルの間隔で並べた。
We arranged the chairs at one-meter intervals.
このバスは
This bus comes at ten-minute intervals.
noun
space character; whitespace
Computing use for a space or whitespace character; in everyday Japanese, 空白 or スペース is often clearer, while 間隔 may appear in technical or standards-style wording, especially in compounds such as 間隔文字.
仕様書では、間隔文字を区切りとして扱うと説明されている。
The specification explains that space characters are treated as separators.