Allman style in English

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  "etymology_text": "Named after American computer programmer Eric Paul Allman (born 1955).",
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        "An indentation style for source code in which the brace associated with a control statement is placed on the following line, indented to the same level as the control statement. Statements within the braces are indented to the next level."
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        "(programming) An indentation style for source code in which the brace associated with a control statement is placed on the following line, indented to the same level as the control statement. Statements within the braces are indented to the next level."
      ],
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        "computing",
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  "word": "Allman style"
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{
  "etymology_text": "Named after American computer programmer Eric Paul Allman (born 1955).",
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          "indentation"
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        "(programming) An indentation style for source code in which the brace associated with a control statement is placed on the following line, indented to the same level as the control statement. Statements within the braces are indented to the next level."
      ],
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
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        "programming",
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  "word": "Allman style"
}

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"Allman style" meaning in English

Proper name