@end deftypefn
@cindex strings, trimming
-@cindex whitespace, trimming
+@cindex white space, trimming
@deftypefn {Function} {} LTRIM (@var{string})
-Returns @var{string}, after removing leading spaces. Other whitespace,
+Returns @var{string}, after removing leading spaces. Other white space,
such as tabs, carriage returns, line feeds, and vertical tabs, is not
removed.
@end deftypefn
@end deftypefn
@cindex strings, trimming
-@cindex whitespace, trimming
+@cindex white space, trimming
@deftypefn {Function} {} RTRIM (@var{string})
Returns @var{string}, after removing trailing spaces. Other types of
-whitespace are not removed.
+white space are not removed.
@end deftypefn
@deftypefn {Function} {} RTRIM (@var{string}, @var{padding})