dedentation

English

Etymology

Blend of de- +‎ indentation

Noun

dedentation (uncountable)

1. (programming, informal, rare) The reversal of indentation, moving the text cursor back out from its indented position.
   • 2011, Understanding FOSS Version 3.0i revised:

     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.

   • 2006, Wesley Chun, Core Python Programming:

     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 […]

Synonyms

• outdentation
• unindentation

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