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Line, lines or LINE may refer to:
Science and technology
Biology
- Lineage (evolution), a sequence of species that form a line of descent
- Inbred line, either of:
- Inbred strain or linear organisms, model organisms that are nearly genetically identical and are used in laboratories
- Products of line breeding, a technique in animal and plant agriculture and horticulture
- Long interspersed nuclear element, a DNA sequence of two non-overlapping reading frames, accounting for 21% of human DNA
Computing and telecommunications
- Line (electrical engineering), any circuit or loop of an electrical system
- Telephone line, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system
- Transmission line, a specialized structure designed to carry alternating current of radio frequency
- Line level, a common standard for audio signals
- Line (text file), a row of characters as a unit of organization within text files
- Line (video), a measure of video display resolution or image resolution
- Line Corporation, a Japanese subsidiary of the South Korean company Naver
- Line (software), a social messaging application operated by Naver
Health and medicine
- Catheter, a thin tube extruded from medical grade materials serving a broad range of functions
- Central venous catheter (CVP) line, a catheter placed into a large vein in the neck, chest, or groin
- Peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line, a catheter inserted in a peripheral vein in the arm
- Umbilical line, a catheter that is inserted into one of the two arteries or the vein of the umbilical cord
Mathematics and geometry
- Line (geometry), a concept which includes, but is not limited to, an infinitely-extended one-dimensional figure with no curvature
- Line (unit), an obsolete unit of length equal to one-twelfth or one-tenth of an inch
Physics
- Former name of the unit of magnetic flux, the Maxwell
Arts and entertainment
Clothing and fashion
- Lining (sewing), an inner layer of fabric or other material inserted into clothing and similar items
- Fashion line, a clothing subsidiary that designs and sells garments according to a specific ethos
- Style line, a line or curve in a garment that has a visual effect
- Empire line, a style in women's clothing in which the dress has a fitted bodice ending just below the bust
- A-line (clothing), a style of skirt or dress
Film, television, and theatre
- The Line (2009 film), a 2009 film
- Lines (film), a 2016 Greek film
- The Line (2017 film), a 2017 film
- The Line (game show), a 2014 American game show
- The Line (TV series), a Canadian television series
- Line (play), a 1967 long-running play written by Israel Horovitz
- The Line (play), a 2009 play by British dramatist Timberlake Wertenbaker
- "The Line" (Heroes), a 2007 episode of the American television series Heroes
- Line Webtoon, a South Korean webcomic syndicate
Literature
- Line (poetry), the fundamental unit of poetic composition
- Line (comics), a term to describe a subset of comic book series by a publisher
- A line of text in typography
- A sentence (or fragment) to be spoken by an actor, in a script or screenplay
Titled works
- Line (novel), a 1959 novel by Norwegian writer Axel Jensen
- The Line (memoir), a 2005 memoir written by Arch and Martin Flanagan
- "Lines" (Emily Brontë poem), 1837
- "Lines written a few miles above Tintern Abbey", a poem by William Wordsworth
Music
- Line (melody), a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity
- Line (music) or part, a strand or melody of music played by an individual instrument or voice
- Line (singer) (born 1996), a Danish singer and finalist in the Danish X Factor
Albums
- Lines (album), a 1976 album by The Walker Brothers
- Lines (Pandelis Karayorgis album), a 1995 album by Pandelis Karayorgis & Eric Pakula
Songs
- "The Line", a 2017 promotional single by the Foo Fighters
- "Line" (song), a 2017 song by Triana Park
- "Lines" (song), a 1976 song written by the American singer-songwriter Jerry Fuller
- "The Line" (Lisa Stansfield song), a 1997 song by Lisa Stansfield from her album Lisa Stansfield
- "The Line" (Raye song), a 2017 song by Raye
- "Lines", a 2005 song by The Prom Kings from their self-titled album
- "The Line", a song by Battles
- "The Line", a song by Sadist from their album Lego
- "The Line", a song by Bruce Springsteen from his album The Ghost of Tom Joad
Other uses in arts and entertainment
- Line (heraldry), used to divide and vary fields and charges in heraldry
- Lines, a 2015 video game by Gamious
Business
- Line function, primary business activity that negatively affects income if interrupted
- Product lining, offering several related products for sale individually
Military
- Line (formation), a standard tactical formation of forces
- Line infantry, a line formation of infantrymen who were part of the "Line Regiments"
- Line of battle, in naval warfare, a line of warships
- Line officer, a naval officer qualified to command a vessel
People
- Line (given name), a Scandinavian female given name
- The Lines family of Birmingham, England, including:
- Samuel Lines (1778–1863) and his sons
- Samuel Rostill Lines (1804–1833)
- Frederick Thomas Lines (1808–1898)
- Henry Harris Lines (1800 or 1801–1889)
- Samuel Lines (1778–1863) and his sons
Places
- Lines, Norway, an island in the municipality of Åfjord in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway
- Line Islands, an island group in the central Pacific
Sport
- Line (ice hockey), a group of forwards that play in a group, or "shift", during a game
- Line and length, direction and point of bouncing on the pitch of a delivery in cricket
- Fishing line, a cord used or made for angling
- Kite line, twine or specialized line for flying kites
- Money line, in wagering, odds on the outcome of a game with no consideration to a point spread
- Racing line, in auto racing, a path taken through a corner
- Lineman (American football), a player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage
- Line of scrimmage, in American and Canadian football, the divider between the offense and defense at the start of a play
Transport
- Airline, a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight
- Log-line, in nautical usage, a piece of rope which has been assigned a function
- Shipping line, a company engaged in sea transport
- Waterline, the line where the hull of a ship meets the surface of the water
- Railway line, a railway route or service
Other uses
- Lines (punishment), punishment by forced writing of text
- Waiting in line, or queuing (i.e. first come, first served), of people seeking goods or services
- Pick-up line, a social introduction intended to get the interest of the other party
- LINE (combat system), a martial arts system
See also
- Lyne (disambiguation)
- Liner (disambiguation)
- Lining (disambiguation)
- Linear (disambiguation)
- Rectilinear (disambiguation)
- All pages with a title containing Line
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