Definition of "in-line" in English

adjective

1. Consisting of parts arranged in a single line.

2. (engineering, of an internal-combustion engine) Having all cylinders in a single straight line; straight.

3. (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.
   • This is an inline (e.g. mid-sentence) template for marking up text as a Wikipedia self-reference.

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

   • BBC BASIC allows the programmer to write in-line assembly language.

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