indent

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Editorial note

If you follow this reasoning I think you'd also have to shun line breaks and indentation.

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Quick take

an order for goods to be exported or imported

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of indent gathered in one view.

noun

an order for goods to be exported or imported

noun

the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line

verb

set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for indent.

noun

an order for goods to be exported or imported

noun

the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line

See also: indentation, indention, indenture

verb

set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter"

verb

cut or tear along an irregular line so that the parts can later be matched for authentication; "indent the documents"

verb

make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car"

verb

notch the edge of or make jagged

verb

bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant; "an indentured servant"

Example sentences

If you follow this reasoning I think you'd also have to shun line breaks and indentation.

I prefer not hitting tab at all because my editor already knows how far to indent.

After all, natural language doesn't put each sentence on a separate line, or indent clauses.

Further indentation for the purpose of aligning multi-line statements must be done with spaces.

Instead of indenting a linear series of replies once for each reply, it displays one indentation for the entire linear subthread.

When you're trying to guess if you should use parentheses or a comma or an indent or a newline or a backslash or what, there are no reference documents to help you.

Here's another total usability fail: Tab sends the e-mail you're currently writing instead of indenting text.

XML is overly complex, but at least your editor doesn't need to know anything special about what document type you're writing in order to indent it properly.

I love youedit: if anyone is curious,Preferences > Key Bindings > Default [edit: should use User as noted below]ctrl+f paste, and change { "keys": ["super+v"], "command": "paste" }, { "keys": ["super+shift+v"], "command": "paste_and_indent" }, to { "keys": ["super+shift+v"], "command": "paste" }, { "keys": ["super+v"], "command": "paste_and_indent" },

Framework includes and resets Variable declarations colors, possibly specific widths Universal method declarations Standard global tags headings, p, a, ul, li, etc... Generic form styling, usually in a dedicated partial Layout container, header, content, footer Then to specific section styling Since Sass uses indentation, I indent everything in each section within a top level tag.