TERMIUM Plus®

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Record 1 2001-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Electronic Publishing
DEF

To insert a blank space at the beginning of a line, usually the first line of a paragraph.

OBS

indent: term standardized by ISO and CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Éditique
DEF

Faire commencer la première ligne d'un paragraphe en retrait par l'emploi d'un ou de plusieurs cadratins.

OBS

décaler; renfoncer : termes normalisés par l'ISO et la CSA.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Composición (Imprenta)
  • Publicación electrónica
DEF

Comenzar o mover el texto en un número específico de posiciones a partir del borde izquierdo o derecho de un papel.

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