different between indentation vs blockquote

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

indentation (countable and uncountable, plural indentations)

1. The act of indenting or state of being indented.
2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything

3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
5. (typography) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph.
6. A measure of the distance from the flush line

7. (law) A division unit of a piece of law distinguished by its indentation or by a dash

   ?Synonym: indent

Antonyms

• protrusion

Derived terms

• macroindentation
• microindentation
• nanoindentation

Translations

French

Etymology

Latin indent?ti?, from indent? (“indent”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.d??.ta.sj??/

Noun

indentation f (plural indentations)

1. indentation

Further reading

• “indentation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From the name of an HTML element for this purpose, from block +? quote.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?bl?k.kwo?t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?bl?k.kw??t/

Noun

blockquote (plural blockquotes)

1. (Internet) a lengthy quotation that is formatted so as to be set off from the main text on a webpage, as by italicization and indentation

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