Indentation
What Indentation means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: OCR
Shows which statements sit inside loops, selections and sub programs, making the control flow visible.
Statements inside loops, selections and subroutines are indented to reveal nesting and control flow.
Topics that use Indentation
- Defensive design (OCR GCSE)
- Develop code (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Anticipating misuse
- Authentication
- Debugging
- Logic errors
- Presence check
- Range check
- Runtime errors
- Syntax errors
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