Might mean (unverified): Reduce indentation level in text.
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verb:  (computing, transitive, primarily Python) To outdent; to remove an indent from.
noun:  (computing, transitive, primarily Python) An outdent.
verb:  To remove a dent or dents from.
noun:  Alternative form of detent [That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch (stopping mechanism), pawl, or dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and unlocks the wheelwork in striking.]

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