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dedentation

dedentation noun: the reversal of indentation, moving the text cursor back out from its indented position.

Noun

dedentation (uncountable)

  1. (informal, rare) The reversal of indentation, moving the text cursor back out from its indented position.
    • A new code block is recognized when the amount of indentation has increased, and its termination is signaled by a "dedentation," or a reduction of indentation matching a previous level's.2011, Understanding FOSS Version 3.0i revised
    • Again, as with every code subblock, indentation (and dedentation) are used to delimit blocks of code as well as to indicate which block of code statements belong to […]2006, Wesley Chun, Core Python Programming

Synonyms of dedentation

Origin of dedentation

Blend of de- + indentation.

Questions about dedentation

What does dedentation mean?
Dedentation means the reversal of indentation, moving the text cursor back out from its indented position.
What part of speech is dedentation?
Dedentation is a noun.

Words near dedentation in the dictionary

  1. dedendums
  2. dedensification
  3. dedensifications
  4. dedensified
  5. dedent
  6. dedentation
  7. dedented
  8. dedenting
  9. dedentition
  10. dedents
  11. Dederang

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