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Replace the term rules with more accurate wording #79

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Expand Up @@ -336,8 +336,8 @@ is *how* this indentation of 4 columns is achieved. It may be 4 consequent space
a single tab with width equal to 4, or two tabs with width equal to 2.

This is when ``indent_style`` comes into picture. It specifies what character should be used **whenever possible** in order to
achieve the indentation size specified in ``indent_size``. To fully understand what "whenever possible" actually means, lets
assume that the editorconfig rules are specified for the file above:
achieve the indentation size specified in ``indent_size``. To fully understand what "whenever possible" actually means, let's
consider the following EditorConfig file living in the same directory as the file above:

.. code-block:: ini

Expand All @@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ indented with one tab, and one space**. That is because by placing one tab we're
placing the 2 consequent tabs we're overreaching. Therefore, although ``indent_style`` is ``tab``, we still have to supplement
with one space character to fulfill the requirement.

For another example, if we have the following EditorConfig rules defined:
For another example, if we have the following EditorConfig file:

.. code-block:: ini

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