indenter

A device or software program or routine that indents.

Noun

  1. A device or software program or routine that indents.
    • an XML indenter
    • a diamond indenter
  2. A tool or device used to make a physical impression or indentation.

Origin

Etymology tree English indent Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English indenter From indent + -er.

Forms

indenters

Related

indentor

Derived

nanoindenter