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Allman style

Allman style proper noun: an indentation style for source code in which the brace associated with a control statement is placed on the following line, indented to the same level as the control statement. Statements within the braces are indented to the next level.

Proper noun

Allman style

  1. An indentation style for source code in which the brace associated with a control statement is placed on the following line, indented to the same level as the control statement. Statements within the braces are indented to the next level.

Origin of Allman style

Named after American computer programmer Eric Paul Allman (born 1955).

Questions about Allman style

What does Allman style mean?
Allman style means an indentation style for source code in which the brace associated with a control statement is placed on the following line, indented to the same level as the control statement. Statements within the braces are indented to the next level.
What part of speech is Allman style?
Allman style is a proper noun.

Words near Allman style in the dictionary

  1. allixinato
  2. Alliyah
  3. ALLL
  4. ALLLs
  5. Allman
  6. Allman style
  7. Allmand
  8. Allmands
  9. Allmans
  10. allmighty
  11. Allmon

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