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pretty-print

pretty-print verb: to display code in a pretty fashion, matching commonly accepted principles of formatting and syntax, for the sake of readability.

Verb

pretty-print (third-person singular simple present pretty-prints, present participle pretty-printing, simple past and past participle pretty-printed)

  1. (transitive) To display code in a pretty fashion, matching commonly accepted principles of formatting and syntax, for the sake of readability.
    Synonyms:
    beautify, prettify
    Antonyms:
    minify, uglify

Synonyms of pretty-print

Antonyms

Forms of pretty-print

third-person singular presentpretty-prints
present participlepretty-printing
past participlepretty-printed
pastpretty-printed
alternative formprettyprint

Questions about pretty-print

What does pretty-print mean?
Pretty-print means to display code in a pretty fashion, matching commonly accepted principles of formatting and syntax, for the sake of readability.
What part of speech is pretty-print?
Pretty-print is a verb.
What is the past tense of pretty-print?
The past tense of pretty-print is pretty-printed.

Words near pretty-print in the dictionary

  1. pretty-face wallaby
  2. pretty-faced wallabies
  3. pretty-faced wallaby
  4. pretty-pretties
  5. pretty-pretty
  6. pretty-print
  7. pretty-printed
  8. pretty-printer
  9. pretty-printers
  10. pretty-printing
  11. pretty-prints

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