Optional argument @var{number-separator} is the character appended to
the line number to separate it from the text followed. The default
separator is the TAB character. In a strict sense a TAB is always
-printed with single column output only. The @var{tab}-width varies
-with the @var{tab}-position, e.g., with the left @var{margin} specified
+printed with single column output only. The TAB width varies
+with the TAB position, e.g., with the left @var{margin} specified
by @option{-o} option. With multicolumn output priority is given to
@samp{equal width of output columns} (a @acronym{POSIX} specification).
-The @var{tab}-width is fixed to the value of the first column and does
+The TAB width is fixed to the value of the first column and does
not change with different values of left @var{margin}. That means a
fixed number of spaces is always printed in the place of the
-@var{number-separator tab}. The tabification depends upon the output
+@var{number-separator} TAB. The tabification depends upon the output
position.
@item -N @var{line_number}