The space between the two chloroplast envelope membranes.
It is topologically distinct from both the chloroplast stroma and the thylakoid lumen. Naming the compartments prevents a transport measurement across one barrier from being mistaken for transport across the entire chloroplast membrane system. [ref]
Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th edition by Bruce Alberts and others. Chapters 12, 18 and 19, compartments, division and cell junctions
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