“The university campus had a beautiful quad, with lush green grass and a lovely fountain in the center.”
quad
(letterpress typography) A blank metal block used to fill short lines of type.
(printing slang) A joke used to fill long days of setting type.
(typography, phototypesetting and digital typesetting) A keyboardcommand which alignstext with the left or right margin, or centred between them. In combination, as quad left, quad right, or quad centre.