indef

• indef. (abbreviation only)

Shortened from indefinite.

indef

1. Abbreviation of indefinite.
2. (MediaWiki, Internet slang) Of a user, account, or IP address: indefinitely blocked or banned from editing or other actions.

   While there's nothing wrong with imposing a topic ban on an indef editor who may one day be allowed back, it is a little unusual.

• (wiki slang): indeffed, indef-banned, indef-blocked

indef (plural indefs)

1. (MediaWiki, Internet slang) The action of indefinite blocking or banning a user, account, or IP address from editing or other actions.

   An indef seems the only way to stem the flow of disruption from this user.

indef (third-person singular simple present indefs, present participle indeffing, simple past and past participle indeffed)

1. (MediaWiki, Internet slang) To indefinitely block or ban a user, account, or IP address from editing or other actions.

   I indeffed the editor based on the legal threat.

• indef-ban
• indef-block

• endif, fiend, finde, fined