"pretty-print" meaning in English

See pretty-print in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: pretty-prints [present, singular, third-person], pretty-printing [participle, present], pretty-printed [participle, past], pretty-printed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} pretty-print (third-person singular simple present pretty-prints, present participle pretty-printing, simple past and past participle pretty-printed)
  1. (computing, informal, transitive) To display code (source code, markup, etc.) in a way that makes it more readable or visually appealing, perhaps using formatting, colour, or indentation. Wikipedia link: pretty-print Tags: informal, transitive Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: beautify, prettify, prettyprint Related terms: syntactic sugar
    Sense id: en-pretty-print-en-verb-dXKc2GdF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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