indent
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- noun
- /ɪnˈdɛnt/
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- To improve readability, make sure each indent is consistent throughout the document.
- hanging indent
I mean, there, there are groups, there are large groups of people who code with two spaces per indent level.
- I mean, there, there are groups, there are large groups of people who code with two spaces per indent level.
Examples
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When writing an essay, remember to add an indent at the beginning of each new paragraph.
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And the little indent in front of the trackpad has been slightly smoothed out and made less concave.
Blog text (34) -
And this one do the same thing and it makes a tiny little indent but not much.
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So I'm actually going right where that crease is, where basically we have the indent above the ball of the eye.
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So there's this really slight indent here that you might be able to see maybe level with the lens.
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It looked ordinary: red cover, gold lettering, indents along the side.
Fiction book (1991) -
The report had a clear indent that indicated where the new section started.
Synonyms
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3.4
Space left between the margin and the start of a line to show a new paragraph
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A small blank space between the margin and the start of a line where the text begins
The space at the start of a line that is moved in from the margin
How Indented
- Jargon
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Indent comes from a root that once meant 'tooth' or 'bite', the same idea behind words like dent and dentist. Think of the first line as 'bitten' in from the edge, so an indent is the small inward space that marks a new paragraph.