In page layout and typography, a spread (often redundantly called a two-page spread) is the unit formed by two adjacent, facing pages

Page (paper)

A page is one side of a leaf of paper. It can be used as a measurement of documenting or recording quantity .-The page in typography:...

 in a magazine

Magazine

Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...

 or other publication, featuring a single image (such as a photograph

Photograph

A photograph is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic imager such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of...

 or piece of artwork) or a themed group of images (such as a flowchart

Flowchart

A flowchart is a type of diagram that represents an algorithm or process, showing the steps as boxes of various kinds, and their order by connecting these with arrows. This diagrammatic representation can give a step-by-step solution to a given problem. Process operations are represented in these...

 or collection of map

Map

A map is a visual representation of an area—a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, regions, and themes....

s). The line down the middle where the pages come together is called the gutter.

See also

• Center spread — A spread in the center of a magazine, where the two pages are one physical piece of paper.
• Gatefold
  Gatefold
  A gatefold is a type of fold used for advertising around a magazine or section, and for packaging of media such as vinyl records.- LP covers :...
  
   or foldout — A page which folds out beyond the edges of the publication. Gatefolds and foldouts are frequently, but not necessarily, center spreads.
• Splash page
• Centerfold
  Centerfold
  The centerfold of a magazine refers to a gatefolded spread, usually a portrait such as a pin-up or a nude, inserted in the middle of the publication, or to the model featured in the portrait...
  
  - gatefolded spread.