Definition
A notch, cut, or inward curve on an edge or surface, or the spacing at the beginning of a line of text.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin 'indentare' meaning to notch or make tooth-like cuts. 'In-' means inward, and 'dens' means tooth in Latin, so it literally means 'to tooth inward.'
Kelly Says
Medieval contracts were literally cut with zigzag edges so both copies had matching indentations—making them impossible to forge by redrawing.
Translations
ARالعربية
إدماج
i.d.maː.ʒ
CACatalà
indentació
in.den.ta.si.o
DEDeutsch
Einzug
ˈaɪ̯n.zʊk
ELΕλληνικά
εσοχές
ɛ.so.χɛs
ESEspañol
sangría
san-ˈɡɾi.a
FISuomi
välilyönti
væ.li.lön.ti
FRFrançais
indentation
ɛ̃.dɛ̃.teɪ.sjɔ̃
HEעברית
הי economico
ha.i.e.ko.no.mi.ko
HIहिन्दी
रिक्त स्थान
ri.kt.sthaːn
HUMagyar
beillesztés
be.i.lɛt.te.s
IDBahasa Indonesia
indentasi
in.den.ta.si
ITItaliano
indentazione
in.den.ta.t͡sjɔː.ne
KO한국어
들여쓰기
deulyeo-sseugi
MSBahasa Melayu
peng indentation
pen.g in.den.ta.si
NLNederlands
indenting
in.den.ting
NONorsk
indretning
in.dret.ning
PLPolski
wcięcie
vt͡ɕɛˈt͡ɕɛ
PTPortuguês
identação
i.den.taˈsɐ̃w
RORomână
indentare
in.den.ta.re
SVSvenska
indragning
in.draj.ning
SWKiswahili
kuingia
kwin.gia
THไทย
การเว้นวรรค
gan wen wan
TLTL
pagtutuk
pa.g.tu.tuk
UKУкраїнська
відступ
vɪd.stup
VITiếng Việt
độ thụt
doh thuːt