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inline

/ˈɪnˌlaɪn/ /ˈɪnlaɪn/

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adjective

Consisting of parts arranged in a single line.

Examples :

"The toy train had inline carriages, one directly behind the other. "

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adjective

(writing) Inserted in the flow of a text.

Examples :

"The teacher added an inline comment to my essay, suggesting I elaborate on my thesis statement. "

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adjective

(of source code) Of a different language than the outer enclosing code.

Examples :

"The website uses inline JavaScript code within its HTML to make the buttons interactive. "

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adjective

(Cascading Style Sheets) Of a style: inserted in the style attribute of an HTML element instead of in a separate stylesheet.

Examples :

"Instead of creating a separate CSS file, I used inline styling to quickly change the button's color directly within the HTML code. "

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noun

(Cascading Style Sheets) An element that occurs within the flow of the text.

Examples :

"Inline elements are things like an italic tag, or a bold tag."

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verb

To optimize using in-line expansion.

Examples :

"The compiler can inline the `calculateArea` function to improve performance by replacing the function call with the actual code. "

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