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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(programming, informal, rare) The reversal of indentation, moving the text cursor back out from its indented position..
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.
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 […]
Use dedentation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dedentation means (programming, informal, rare) The reversal of indentation, moving the text cursor back out from its indented position..
Common synonyms include outdentation, unindentation.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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