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Definitions of inline word

noun inline an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter. 1
adjective inline (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft. 1
noun inline (transitive, computing) To optimize using in-line expansion. 1
noun Definition of inline in Technology (programming) (Or "unfold") To replace a function call with an instance of the function's body. Actual argument expressions are substituted for formal parameters as in beta reduction. Inlining is usually done as a compile-time transformation. If done recklessly (e.g. attempting to inline a recursive function) the compiler will fail to terminate. If done over-enthusiastically the code size may increase exponentially, e.g. if function f calls g twice, and g calls h twice and h is inlined in g which is inlined in f (in either order) then there will be four copies of h's body in f. See also linear argument, unfold/fold. 1

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; in + line1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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