Line most often refers to: In geometry, art, or similar: Line (geometry), an object that has zero thickness and no curvature (i.e. is straight) and stretches to infinity Line segment, a finite piece of an infinite line Line (graphics), a path drawn between two points A line of text: See line length in typography Line (text file), a row of characters as a unit of organization within text files Line (poetry), the fundamental unit of poetic composition Telephone line, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system Queue area, known in American English as a place to stand "in line"
Line, lines, The Line, or LINE may also refer to:
Computing and telecommunications
Transmission line (disambiguation), a structure for transmitting some kind of resource or signal Line level, the standard strength of an audio signal Line (video), a measure of video display resolution or image resolution
Arts, entertainment, and media
Literature Line (comics), a set of comic books, often with a separate theme or narrative from the main franchise Plotline, sequence of connected events in a story
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
Business
Above the line (ATL) and below the line (BTL) describe advertisements that are targeted to either the general public or specific audiences, respectively In the context of staff and line functions, business activities that directly advance the main goal, as opposed to staff functions' support role A set of related products from the same company: Line of business (LOB) Product lining A line item on a form, such as the bottom line that often represents net income A cutoff between categories, such as: Poverty threshold, AKA poverty line or breadline, the amount of income estimated as the minimum needed to afford necessities Line management, the direct supervisors of front-line workers
Military
Line officer or officer of the line, an officer with authority to command units
Land warfare Line (formation), standard tactical formation of forces Line infantry, line formation of infantrymen who were part of the "Line Regiments" Lines, another word for fortifications
Sea warfare Line of battle, in naval warfare, a line of warships
Science Fault line, a geological term 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 Lineage (evolution), a sequence of species that form a line of descent Long interspersed nuclear element, or LINE, a DNA sequence of two non-overlapping reading frames, accounting for 21% of human DNA Maxwell (unit), the unit of magnetic flux, formerly called line
Sports
Flexible ligatures Fishing line, used (or intended) for angling Kite line, a string or cord attached to the kite, that is held or attached to an anchor, to prevent it from flying away
Competitive sports Line (ice hockey), group of forwards that play in a group, or "shift", during a game Line and length in cricket, the direction and distance to the first bounce of a delivery Line of scrimmage, a boundary in American and Canadian football Racing line, the optimal path in motorsports
Sports betting Line in spread betting, number assigned by bookmakers which handicaps one team and favors another when two teams play each other, aka the spread
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 Railway line, a railway route or service Waterline, the line where the hull of a ship meets the surface of the water
Names and titles
Line Corporation, a Tokyo-based technology company Line (software), a social messaging application operated by Line Corporation The Line, a website and social media campaign promoting respectful relationships, run by Our Watch in Australia LINE (combat system), a martial arts system
People Line (given name), a Scandinavian female given name Line (surname) Lines (surname) 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)
Places Líně, a municipality and village in the Czech Republic Linesøya, an island, Åfjord, Norway The Line, Saudi Arabia, a planned city Line Islands, in the central Pacific The Line (art trail), London
Films The Line (1938 film) , a Polish drama film The Line (2009 film), an American action-crime film The Line, a 2009 independent film by Nancy Schwartzman The Line (2017 film), a Slovak-Ukrainian crime film The Line (2022 film), a Swiss, French, and Belgian drama The Line (2023 film), an American drama Lines (film), a 2016 Greek film
Works of literature The Line (memoir), by Arch and Martin Flanagan Line (play), by Israel Horovitz, 1967 The Line (play), by Timberlake Wertenbaker, 2009 "Lines" (poem), an 1837 poem by Emily Brontë
Podcasts The Line (podcast), 2021 by Dan Taberski
Albums Lines (The Walker Brothers album), 1976 Lines (Pandelis Karayorgis album), 1995 Lines (Unthanks album), 2018
Songs "Line" (song), 2017 single by Triana Park "The Line" (Foo Fighters song), 2017 "The Line" (Lisa Stansfield song), 1997 "The Line" (Raye song), 2017 "The Line", 1995 song by Bruce Springsteen from The Ghost of Tom Joad "The Line", 2000 song by Sadist from Lego "The Line", 2010 single by Battles "LINE", 2015 single by Sukima Switch "Line", 2018 song by The Story So Far from Proper Dose "The Line", a 2023 song by The Kid Laroi from The First Time "The Line", a 2024 song recorded by Twenty One Pilots for Arcane season two
"Lines" (song), 1976 single by The Walker Brothers "Lines", 2007 song by Dead Letter Circus from Dead Letter Circus
Television shows and episodes The Line (game show), a 2014 American game show The Line (TV series), a Canadian television series "The Line" (Heroes), a 2007 episode of the American television series Heroes "The Line" (The Amazing World of Gumball), a 2017 episode of the British-American animated television series The Amazing World of Gumball The Line, a 2021 documentary series directed by Jeff Zimbalist and Doug Shultz
Other uses Line (unit), an obsolete unit of length equal to one-twelfth or (later) one-tenth of an inch Line (heraldry), used to divide and vary fields and charges in heraldry Line dance, a choreographed dance of a group of people
See also Writing lines, a form of school punishment A-line (disambiguation) Line cook, a chef who works a station in a professional restaurant Bottom line (disambiguation) Linear (disambiguation) Liner (disambiguation) Lining (disambiguation) Lyne (disambiguation)