pretty-print

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pretty-print

verb pretty-prints · pretty-printing · pretty-printed · prettyprint

transitive To display code in a pretty fashion, matching commonly accepted principles of formatting and syntax, for the sake of readability.
Similar: beautify, prettify · Opposite: minify, uglify

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@misc{pretty_print_2026,
  title = {pretty-print},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pretty-print},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}