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Definition: A commonly-used phrase referring to the distance between studs in the walls or joists in the floors. On-center means that the distance is measured from the center of one stud to the center of the adjacent stud.

Photo shows studs positioned sixteen inches on-center in the wall of a house under renovation.

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