My understanding is that the term “lining” refers to numbers with the same height, (which is also common and appreciated in data tables!) and that “tabular” ref

My understanding is that the term “lining” refers to numbers with the same height, (which is also common and appreciated in data tables!) and that “tabular” refers to numbers with the same width, so not quite the same thing: https://creativepro.com/typetalk-know-your-figures/ https://creativepro.com/typetalk-know-your-figures/