Prettyprint

2 definitions found

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  prettyprint /prit'ee-print/ v. (alt. `pretty-print') 1. To generate
     `pretty' human-readable output from a {hairy} internal representation;
     esp. used for the process of {grind}ing (sense 1) program code, and most
     esp. for LISP code. 2. To format in some particularly slick and
     nontrivial way.
  


  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  prettyprint
       
          /prit'ee-print/ (Or "pretty-print") To generate "pretty"
          human-readable output from a {hairy} internal representation;
          especially used for the process of {grind}ing program code.
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1995-02-15)