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/ˈɪnlaɪ̯n/ Canada, US, UK
/ˈɪ̟nlɑ̟ɪ̯n/ Australia
/ˈɪ̟nlɒ̈ɪ̯n/ Australia
/ˈɘnlɑ̟e̝n/ New Zealand
/ˈɘnlɒ̈e̝n/ New Zealand
/ˈɪnlaːn/

Rhymes with -aɪn

adjective more inline · most inline

alternative Alternative spelling of in-line

verb inlines · inlining · inlined

transitive To optimize using in-line expansion. Some compilers will allow statics to be inlined, but then incorrectly create multiple instances of the inlined variable at run-time.

noun inlines

An element that occurs within the flow of the text. Bold and italic tags are inline elements.

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Closest in meaning: interleaving, in-line, built-in, collation, on-line, partial, online, floating, line, internal, inserted, outline, autocompile, link, include, overalign

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@misc{inline_2026,
  title = {inline},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inline},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}