inline
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• adjective
Having parts, components, or wheels arranged in a straight, single-file line, or integrated directly into a main pipe, flow, or system.
"She bought a new pair of inline skates to practice at the local park."
Placed or executed directly within the main body of text, source code, or an HTML document rather than in a separate file, section, or subroutine (in computing and typography).
"The web developer used inline styles to quickly adjust the color of a single heading."
• adverb
Directly within the continuous flow of a text, document, process, or computer program.
"Images and mathematical equations can be displayed inline alongside the surrounding paragraph text."
• verb
To replace a function call or external resource reference with the actual body of the code or content being called (in computing).
"The compiler automatically inlined the small helper functions to reduce execution overhead."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse the solid or hyphenated adjective 'inline'/'in-line' (meaning arranged in a straight row or integrated directly into a sequence or code) with the open prepositional phrase 'in line' (meaning waiting in a queue or conforming to a standard, as in 'waiting in line' or 'in line with expectations').