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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:

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

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

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, <!-- just naval ... really ??

Also (tho i dunno

if it's land, sea, or both,

but)

Do we need a "line of departure" ?)

Also "ship of the line"

-->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 (singer) (born 1996), a Danish singer and finalist in the Danish X Factor
Peter Line (bowls) (1930–2025), English lawn and indoor bowler
Peter Line (snowboarder) (born 1974), American professional snowboarder, snowboard industry entrepreneur, writer, photographer and designer
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
Writing lines, a form of school punishment