The word can refer to:
- A "straight line", in the geometric sense; see Line (mathematics) .
- A length of Rope .
- A Queue Area .
- A line of written, printed, or spoken .
- Science and technology:
- --- An obsolete unit of measurement, equal to one-twelfth or later One-tenth of an ( Imperial ) Inch .
- --- A Circuit (or loop) in Electrical Engineering .
- --- A Powerline for electric power transmission.
- --- A Telephone Line .
- --- A measure of Video Display Resolution or Image Resolution ; see Line (video) .
- --- A program to emulate Linux on Microsoft Windows in the manner of WINE
- --- An archaic name of the unit for Magnetic Flux , now named the Maxwell .
- --- Lines (video Game) .
- --- "LINE-1" stands for "long interspersed nucleotide element-1", an abundant Retrotransposon of the human Genome .
- Corporate:
- --- A Product Line , in marketing.
- --- A Shipping Line is a company engaged in sea transport, (from which comes the term Ocean Liner ).
- --- Line is an Newschool Ski company based in Burlington, Vermont
- Military:
- --- non specialist infantry or cavalry regiments comprising the regular line of battle of an army.
- --- The Line Of Battle in naval warfare, hence " Ship Of The Line ".
- --- The Marine Corps LINE Combat System , a system of military Combatives .
- Sport:
- --- In Cricket , the direction of a Delivery ; see Line And Length .
- --- In American Football , the Offensive Line (O-Line) or Defensive Line (D-Line)
- --- In Ice Hockey , the three Forwards ; a team's forwards are divided into lines (almost always grouped by ability) which change all at once ("line change") in lieu of individual substitutions. The "first line" starts the game and consists of the team's elite forwards.
- A line may refer to Lineage in Genealogy or Evolution .
- In Sewing and Tailor ing, a line or ligne is the unit of measure for sizing Button s, with 40 lines to the inch.
- A line may also be a dose of Cocaine or Amphetamine arranged in a line ready to be snorted.
- ---"Doing a line" may refer to snorting the drug.
- Music:
- ---A Part , such as a Bassline
- Theater
- ---Line, a long-running play written by Israel Horovitz
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