Inline
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɪnlaɪ̯n/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Inline is an adjective meaning (transitive, software compilation) To optimize using in-line expansion.
Meaning
(transitive, software compilation) To optimize using in-line expansion.
More Meanings
- (web design, Cascading Style Sheets) An element that occurs within the flow of the text.
- Alternative spelling of in-line.
Example Sentences
Bold and italic tags are inline elements.
Some compilers will allow statics to be inlined, but then incorrectly create multiple instances of the inlined variable at run-time.
Because functions that contain references to this cannot be inlined, the Compiler's ability to devirtualize prototype methods is even more important in terms of reducing the size of compiled code. By devirtualizing methods and removing references to this, more methods become functions that are candidates for inlining.
Word Forms
- inlines
- inlining
- inlined
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include interleaving, in-line, built-in, collation, on-line, partial.
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