What is the meaning of indentation?

Answer 1

The act of indenting or state of being indented., A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc., A recess or sharp depression in any surface., 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., The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems.

Answer 2

To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper., To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp., To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant., To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or less distance from the margin; as, to indent the first line of a paragraph one em; to indent the second paragraph two ems more than the first. See Indentation, and Indention., To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores., To be cut, notched, or dented., To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag., To contract; to bargain or covenant., A cut or notch in the man gin of anything, or a recess like a notch., A stamp; an impression., A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt., A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.