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Code or text folding, or less commonly holophrasting, is a feature of some graphical user interfaces that allows the user to selectively hide ("fold") or display ("unfold") parts of a document. This allows the user to manage large amounts of text while viewing only those subsections that are currently of interest. It is typically used with documents which have a natural tree structure consisting of nested elements. Other names for these features include expand and collapse, code hiding, and outlining. In Microsoft Word, the feature is called "collapsible outlining". Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Code foldingA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: ER chaperones use a protein folding and quality control glyco-codeInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Protein foldingThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: A code within the genetic code: codon usage regulates co-translational protein foldingCited 248 times
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📖 Definitions

Noun A feature in many code editors that allows blocks of code to be "folded"; i.e. collapsed or hidden such that they can be shown again later.

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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