ALL meanings of indentation
in·den·ta·tion
I i - noun indentation text: indenting from margin 1
- noun indentation text: space 1
- noun indentation dent, pit, impression 1
- noun indentation The action of indenting or the state of being indented. 1
- noun Technical meaning of indentation (text, programming) Space and/or tab characters added at the beginning of a line to indicate structure, e.g. indenting a quotation to make it stand out or indenting a block of code controlled by an if statement. Indentation is important in source code for readability. There are a number of different indent styles. Some programming languages go further and use indentation as the main method to represent block structure to the compiler or interpreter, see off-side rule. 1
- noun indentation a cut, notch, or deep recess: various bays and indentations. 1
- noun indentation a series of incisions or notches: the indentation of a maple leaf. 1
- noun indentation a notching or being notched. 1
- noun indentation indention (defs 1, 2). 1
- countable noun indentation An indentation is the space at the beginning of a line of writing when it starts further away from the edge of the paper than all the other lines. 0
- countable noun indentation An indentation is a shallow hole or cut in the surface or edge of something. 0
- noun indentation a hollowed, notched, or cut place, as on an edge or on a coastline 0
- noun indentation a series of hollows, notches, or cuts 0
- noun indentation the act of indenting or the condition of being indented 0
- noun indentation the leaving of space or the amount of space left between a margin and the start of an indented line 0
- noun indentation an indenting or being indented 0
- noun indentation a result of indenting 0
- noun indentation a notch, cut, or inlet on a coastline, etc. 0
- noun indentation a dent, or slight hollow 0
- noun indentation an indention; space in from a margin 0