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indentation

noun
/ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

From indent + -ation.

  1. inherited from indenten
  2. formed as indentation — “indent + -ation”

Definitions

  1. The act of indenting or state of being indented.

  2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything.

    • the indentations of a leaf
    • indentations of the coast

  3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line…

      The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.

      • The resulting document does not contain the indentation and line breaks found in the original document.

    2. A measure of the distance from the flush line.

      • an indentation of one em

    3. A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash.

      • The explanatory report acknowledges that the result of the rule under the second indentation can appear arbitrary.

The neighborhood

Derived

dedentation, hanging indentation, indentational, macroindentation, microindentation, nanoindentation, picoindentation, reindentation

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at indentation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at indentation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at indentation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA