Definition of Indentation. Meaning of Indentation. Synonyms of Indentation

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Definition of Indentation

Indentation
Indentation In`den*ta"tion, n. 1. The act of indenting or state of being indented. 2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc. 3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface. 4. (Print.) (a) 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. (b) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems. Hanging, or Reverse, indentation, indentation of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is a full line.
indentation
Indentation In`den*ta"tion, n. 1. The act of indenting or state of being indented. 2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc. 3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface. 4. (Print.) (a) 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. (b) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems. Hanging, or Reverse, indentation, indentation of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is a full line.

Meaning of Indentation from wikipedia

- computer programming, indentation style is a convention, a.k.a. style, governing the indentation of blocks of source code. An indentation style generally involves...
- Look up indentation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In the written form of many languages, indentation describes empty space, a.k.a. white space, used...
- Indentation hardness tests are used in mechanical engineering to determine the hardness of a material to deformation. Several such tests exist, wherein...
- Look up indentation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Indentation is the placement of text further to the right, or left, to separate it from surrounding...
- computer programming language that defines the bounds of a code block via indentation. The term was coined by Peter Landin, possibly as a pun on the offside...
- particularly for very brittle materials or thin sheets, where only a small indentation may be made for testing purposes. A pyramidal diamond point is pressed...
- hardness number is determined by the load over the surface area of the indentation and not the area normal to the force, and is therefore not pressure....
- Indentation plastometry is the idea of using an indentation-based procedure to obtain (bulk) mechanical properties (of metals) in the form of stress-strain...
- indentation. For the purpose of measurement, the area of an indentation is that lying between the low-water mark around the s**** of the indentation and...
- Indentation force-deflection is a process used in the flexible foam manufacturing industry to ****ess the "softness" of a sample of foam such as memory...