in-line
Adjective

in-line (not comparable)

  1. Consisting of parts arranged in a single line.
  2. (writing) Inserted in the flow of a text.
    • An in-line mathematical formula does not have to be on a line of its own.
    • Parenthetical referencing is a citation style which uses in-line citations enclosed within parentheses.
  3. (computing, of source code) Of a different language than the outer enclosing code.
    BBC BASIC allows the programmer to write in-line assembly language.
  4. (web design, Cascading Style Sheets) Of a style: inserted in the style attribute of an HTML element instead of in a separate stylesheet.
Synonyms
  • (arranged in a single line) aligned
  • (inserted in a text) in-text
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