indentation
pronunciation
How to pronounce indentation in British English:
UK [ˌɪndenˈteɪʃn]
How to pronounce indentation in American English:
US [ˌɪndɛnˈteʃən]
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- Noun:
- a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)
- the formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion
- the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line
- the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions
Word Origin
- indentation (n.)
- 1728, of margins or edges, extended form of indent (n.). Meaning "action of making a dent or impression" is from 1847.
Example
- 1. As you 'll notice , the indentation mimics the functionality of the curly brace .
- 2. Nothing marks an inexperienced coder like stupid variable names , poor indentation habits , and other signs of being sloppy .
- 3. You can see in this python code just by looking at the indentation level that there 's lots of nesting .
- 4. For example , a language in which indentation is significant , like python , would not work very well on printer terminals .