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indentation

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Etymology

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English indent
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English indentation

    From indent + -ation.

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    Noun

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    indentation (countable and uncountable, plural indentations)

    1. The act of indenting or state of being indented.
    2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything.
      the indentations of a leaf
      indentations of the coast
    3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
    5. (typography) 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.
      • 2007, Robert Richards, Pro PHP XML and Web Services, Apress, →ISBN, page 502:
        The resulting document does not contain the indentation and line breaks found in the original document.
    6. A measure of the distance from the flush line.
      an indentation of one em
    7. (law) A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash.
      Synonym: indent
      • 2013, Jenny Papettas, The Law Applicable to Cross Border Road Traffic Accidents‎[1], Birmingham, page 204:
        The explanatory report acknowledges that the result of the rule under the second indentation can appear arbitrary.

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    French

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    Etymology

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    From Latin indentātiōnem, from indentō (“indent”).

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    Noun

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    indentation f (plural indentations)

    1. indentation

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