Line most often refers to: *

Line (geometry) In geometry, a line is an infinitely long object with no width, depth, or curvature. Thus, lines are one-dimensional objects, though they may exist in two, three, or higher dimension spaces. The word ''line'' may also refer to a line segment ...

, object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to infinity *

Telephone line A telephone line or telephone circuit (or just line or circuit industrywide) is a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system. It is designed to reproduce speech of a quality that is understandable. It is the physical wire or ot ...

, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system Line, lines, The Line, or LINE may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Lines'' (film), a 2016 Greek film * ''The Line'' (2017 film) * ''The Line'' (2009 film) * ''The Line'', a 2009 independent film by

Nancy Schwartzman Nancy Schwartzman is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and a member of the Directors Guild of America. She is the director and producer of ''Victim/Suspect'', premiering in the U.S. Documentary Competition at Sundance Film Festival 2023. Inv ...

Podcasts

* ''The Line'' (podcast), 2021 by Dan Taberski

Literature

Line (comics) A line is a concept in western comic books which denotes a specific group of publications by a publisher. Sometimes taking place in a separate continuity or more loose continuity (such as Vertigo by DC Comics) or exploring a kind of subject matter ...

, a term to describe a subset of comic book series by a publisher * ''Line'' (play), by Israel Horovitz, 1967 *

Line (poetry) A line is a unit of language into which a poem or play is divided. The use of a line operates on principles which are distinct from and not necessarily coincident with grammatical structures, such as the sentence or single clauses in sentences ...

, the fundamental unit of poetic composition * "Lines" (poem), an 1837 poem by Emily Brontë * ''The Line'' (memoir), by Arch and Martin Flanagan * ''The Line'' (play), by Timberlake Wertenbaker, 2009

Music

Albums

* ''Lines'' (The Walker Brothers album), 1976 * ''Lines'' (Pandelis Karayorgis album), 1995 * ''Lines'' (Unthanks album), 2018

Songs

* "Line" (song), 2017 single by Triana Park * "Lines" (song), 1976 single by The Walker Brothers * "The Line" (Foo Fighters song), 2017 * "The Line" (Lisa Stansfield song), 1997 * "The Line" (Raye song), 2017 * "Line", 2018 song by The Story So Far from ''

Proper Dose ''Proper Dose'' is the fourth studio album by American pop punk band The Story So Far. It was released on September 21, 2018 via Pure Noise Records. Background ''Proper Dose'' was recorded at The Panda Studios in Fremont, California and The Farm ...

'' * "LINE", 2015 single by

Sukima Switch is a Japanese rock/jazz fusion duo consisting of core members , born May 9, 1978, and , born February 25, 1978, formed in 1999. Formerly with BMG Japan (bought by SMEJ in early 2009), they signed with Sony Music Japan's Ariola Japan label in ...

* "The Line", 2010 single by

Battles A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...

* "The Line", 2000 song by Sadist from ''

Lego Lego ( , ; stylized as LEGO) is a line of plastic construction toys that are manufactured by The Lego Group, a privately held company based in Billund, Denmark. The company's flagship product, Lego, consists of variously colored interlocking ...

'' * "The Line", 1995 song by Bruce Springsteen from ''

The Ghost of Tom Joad ''The Ghost of Tom Joad'' is the eleventh studio album, and the second acoustic album, by American recording artist Bruce Springsteen, released on November 21, 1995, by Columbia Records. It reached the Top Ten in two countries, and the Top Twenty ...

Other uses in music

Line (melody) A melody (from Greek μελῳδία, ''melōidía'', "singing, chanting"), also tune, voice or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity. In its most literal sense, a melody is a combinati ...

, a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity *

Line (music) A part (or voice) generally refers to a single strand or melody or harmony of music within a larger ensemble or a polyphonic musical composition. There are several senses in which the word is often used: * the physical copy of printed or writt ...

or part, a strand or melody of music played by an individual instrument or voice

Television

* ''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'', a 2021 documentary series directed by

Jeff Zimbalist Jeffrey Leib Nettler Zimbalist (born 1978) is an American filmmaker. He has been Academy Award shortlisted, has won a Peabody, a DuPont, and 3 Emmy Awards, with 13 Emmy nominations. He is the owner of film and television production company All ...

and Doug Shultz

Business

* Below the line, an advertising term *

Bottom line In business and accounting, net income (also total comprehensive income, net earnings, net profit, bottom line, sales profit, or credit sales) is an entity's income minus cost of goods sold, expenses, depreciation and amortization, interest, a ...

, or profit line, net profit *

Line function Line most often refers to: * Line (geometry), object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to infinity * Telephone line, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system Line, lines, The Line, or LINE may also refer to: Arts ...

, primary business activity that negatively affects income if interrupted *

Line item The line-item veto, also called the partial veto, is a special form of veto, veto power that authorizes a chief executive to reject particular provisions of a bill enacted by a legislature without vetoing the entire bill. Many countries have dif ...

, an accounting term * Line of business, a product or set of related products *

Poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...

, an economics term *

Product lining In marketing jargon, product lining refers to the offering of several related products for individual sale. Unlike product bundling, where several products are combined into one group, which is then offered for sale as a units, product lining i ...

, offering several related products for sale individually

Computing and telecommunications

Line (electrical engineering) An electrical network is an interconnection of electrical components (e.g., batteries, resistors, inductors, capacitors, switches, transistors) or a model of such an interconnection, consisting of electrical elements (e.g., voltage sources, ...

, any circuit or loop of an electrical system **

Line level Line level is the specified strength of an audio signal used to transmit analog audio between components such as CD and DVD players, television sets, audio amplifiers, and mixing consoles. Line level sits between other levels of audio signal ...

, a common standard for audio signals **

Transmission line In electrical engineering, a transmission line is a specialized cable or other structure designed to conduct electromagnetic waves in a contained manner. The term applies when the conductors are long enough that the wave nature of the transmis ...

, a specialized structure designed to carry alternating current of radio frequency *

Line (text file) {{Unreferenced, date=May 2008 In computing, a line is a unit of organization for text files. A line consists of a sequence of zero or more characters, usually displayed within a single horizontal sequence. Depending on the file system or opera ...

, a row of characters as a unit of organization within text files *

Line (video) Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) systems ...

, a measure of video display resolution or image resolution *

Line Corporation Line Corporation is a Tokyo-based subsidiary of Z Holdings, which is jointly owned by Softbank Group and Naver Corporation. The company's business is mainly associated with the development of mobile applications and Internet services, particular ...

, a Tokyo-based technology company **

Line (software) Line is a freeware app for instant communications on electronic devices such as smartphones, tablet computers and personal computers. Line users exchange: texts, images, video and audio and conduct free VoIP conversations and video conferences ...

, a social messaging application operated by Line Corporation

Mathematics and geometry

Line (unit) The line (abbreviated L or l or ‴ or lin.) was a small English unit of length, variously reckoned as , , , or of an inch. It was not included among the units authorized as the British Imperial system in 1824. Size The line was not recognized ...

, an obsolete unit of length equal to one-twelfth or one-tenth of an inch

Military

Land warfare

Line (formation) The line formation is a standard tactical formation which was used in early modern warfare. It continued the phalanx formation or shield wall of infantry armed with polearms in use during antiquity and the Middle Ages. The line formation prov ...

, standard tactical formation of forces *

Line infantry Line infantry was the type of infantry that composed the basis of European land armies from the late 17th century to the mid-19th century. Maurice of Nassau and Gustavus Adolphus are generally regarded as its pioneers, while Turenne and Monte ...

, line formation of infantrymen who were part of the "Line Regiments" * 'Lines' is another word for

fortifications A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...

Sea warfare

Line of battle The line of battle is a tactic in naval warfare in which a fleet of ships forms a line end to end. The first example of its use as a tactic is disputed—it has been variously claimed for dates ranging from 1502 to 1652. Line-of-battle tacti ...

, in naval warfare, a line of warships *

Line officer In the United States Armed Forces, a line officer or officer of the line is a U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps commissioned officer or warrant officer who exercises general command authority and is eligible for operational command positions, as o ...

, (naval) officer qualified to command a vessel

People

Line (given name) Line is a female given name, most common in the Nordic countries Denmark and Norway. It may be a short form of names which end in -line, like Caroline. The Swedish form is Lina. In Norway its Name day is 20 January. People Notable people with the n ...

, a Scandinavian female given name *

Line (singer) Line Dissing Karred Larsen (born 1 November 1996, in Skagen) known as Line (pronounced ''lee-neh'' in Danish), is a Danish singer. She took part in X Factor (Denmark season 5), season 5 of the Danish ''X Factor (Denmark), X Factor'' and became one ...

(born 1996), a Danish singer and finalist in the Danish ''X Factor'' *

Lines (surname) Lines is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aaran Lines (born 1976), New Zealand association football player *Aaron Lines (born 1977), Canadian country musician *Andy Lines (born 1960), British Anglican bishop * Edwin St ...

* The

Lines family The Lines family was a family in Birmingham, England, which included several notable artists, who are considered members of the Birmingham School. These included: * Samuel Lines (1778–1863) and his sons ** Henry Harris Lines (1800 or 1801–18 ...

of Birmingham, England, including: **

Samuel Lines Samuel Lines (1778 – 22 November 1863) was an English designer, painter and art teacher, and an early member of the Birmingham School of landscape painters. A significant figure in the development of art in Birmingham during its rapid grow ...

(1778–1863) and his sons ***

Samuel Rostill Lines Samuel Rostill Lines (15 January 1804 – 9 November 1833; sometimes listed as Samuel Restell Lines) was an English painter and illustrator. Born in Birmingham, he was the third son of Samuel Lines, one of the founders of the academy for the ...

(1804–1833) ***

Frederick Thomas Lines Frederick Thomas Lines (26 July 1808 – 10 April 1898) was an English portrait painter in addition to experimenting in studies from nature and landscape. Lines was known to be a master of the medium of watercolour. Lines was the youngest s ...

(1808–1898) ***

Henry Harris Lines Henry Harris Lines (born 1800 or 1801, died 1889) was a landscape artist and archaeologist, and the eldest son of Birmingham artist and drawing master Samuel Lines (1778–1863). There are a number of Henry's works stored in the permanent ...

(1800 or 1801–1889)

Places

Linesøya Linesøya is an island in the municipality of Åfjord in Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies about off the coast of the mainland of Åfjord, and southwest of the island of Stokkøya. The island also lies about north of the smaller island of ...

, Norway, an island in the municipality of Åfjord in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway *

The Line, Saudi Arabia The Line ( ar, ذا لاين) is a linear smart city under construction in Saudi Arabia in Neom, Tabuk Province, which is designed to have no cars, streets or carbon emissions. The city is part of Saudi Vision 2030 project, which Saudi Arabi ...

, a planned city in Saudi Arabia *

Line Islands The Line Islands, Teraina Islands or Equatorial Islands (in Gilbertese, ''Aono Raina'') are a chain of 11 atolls (with partly or fully enclosed lagoons) and coral islands (with a surrounding reef) in the central Pacific Ocean, south of the Hawa ...

, an island group in the central Pacific *

The Line (sculpture trail) The Line is a public art trail in London's East End, opened in 2015, that very roughly follows the path of the Greenwich meridian as it crosses the River Thames. It consists of a set of artworks positioned on a walking route starting at the Lond ...

, based on the Greenwich Meridian, in South East and East London

Science

Fault line In geology, a fault is a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements. Large faults within Earth's crust result from the action of plate tectonic ...

, a geological term * Inbred line, either of: **

Inbred strain Inbred strains (also called inbred lines, or rarely for animals linear animals) are individuals of a particular species which are nearly identical to each other in genotype due to long inbreeding. A strain is inbred when it has undergone at least ...

or linear organisms, model organisms that are nearly genetically identical and are used in laboratories ** Products of

line breeding Inbreeding is the production of offspring from the mating or breeding of individuals or organisms that are closely related genetically. By analogy, the term is used in human reproduction, but more commonly refers to the genetic disorders and o ...

, a technique in animal and plant agriculture and horticulture *

Lineage (evolution) An evolutionary lineage is a temporal series of populations, organisms, cells, or genes connected by a continuous line of descent from ancestor to descendant.The Oxford English Dictionary defines biological lineage as "a sequence of species each of ...

, a sequence of species that form a line of descent *

Long interspersed nuclear element Long interspersed nuclear elements (LINEs) (also known as long interspersed nucleotide elements or long interspersed elements) are a group of non-LTR (long terminal repeat) retrotransposons that are widespread in the genome of many eukaryotes. The ...

, or LINE, a DNA sequence of two non-overlapping reading frames, accounting for 21% of human DNA *

Maxwell (unit) The maxwell (symbol: Mx) is the CGS (centimetre–gram–second) unit of magnetic flux (). History The unit name honours James Clerk Maxwell, who presented a unified theory of electromagnetism. The ''maxwell'' was recommended as a CGS unit at t ...

, the unit of magnetic flux, formerly called line

Sports

Flexible ligatures

Fishing line A fishing line is a flexible, high-tensile cord used in angling to tether and pull in fish, in conjunction with at least one hook. Fishing lines are usually pulled by and stored in a reel, but can also be retrieved by hand, with a fixed attachm ...

, used (or intended) for angling *

Kite line In kiting, a line is the string made of cotton, nylon, silk or wire, which connects the kite to the person operating it or an anchor. Kites have a set of wings, a set of anchors, and a set of lines coupling the wings with the anchors. Kite lines p ...

, cord for kite flying

Competitive sports

Line (ice hockey) In ice hockey, a line is a group of forwards that play in a group, or "shift", during a game. A complete forward line consists of a left wing, a center, and a right wing, while a pair of defensemen who play together are called "partners." Typicall ...

, group of forwards that play in a group, or "shift", during a game *

Line and length Line and length in cricket refers to the direction and point of bouncing on the pitch of a delivery. The two concepts are frequently discussed together. Line The line of a delivery is the direction of its trajectory measured in the horizontal pl ...

, direction, and distance, to first bounce on the pitch, in delivery in cricket *

Line of scrimmage In gridiron football, a line of scrimmage is an imaginary transverse line (across the width of the field) beyond which a team cannot cross until the next play has begun. Its location is based on the spot where the ball is placed after the end o ...

, in American and Canadian football *

Racing line In motorsport, the racing line is the optimal path around a race course. In most cases, the line makes use of the entire width of the track to lengthen the radius of a turn: entering at the outside edge, touching the "apex"—a point on the inside ...

, in auto racing, path taken through a corner

Transport

Airline An airline is a company that provides civil aviation, air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or Airline alliance, alliances with other airlines for ...

, a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight *

Log-line A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibres, or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form. Ropes have tensile strength and so can be used for dragging and lifting. Rope is thicker and stronger than similarly c ...

, in nautical usage, a piece of rope which has been assigned a function *

Shipping line A shipping line or shipping company is a company whose line of business is ownership and operation of ships. Shipping companies provide a method of distinguishing ships by different kinds of cargo: # Bulk cargo is a type of special cargo that is ...

, a company engaged in sea transport *

Railway line Rail terminology is a form of technical terminology. The difference between the American term ''railroad'' and the international term ''railway'' (used by the International Union of Railways and English-speaking countries outside the United Sta ...

, a railway route or service *

Waterline The waterline is the line where the hull of a ship meets the surface of the water. Specifically, it is also the name of a special marking, also known as an international load line, Plimsoll line and water line (positioned amidships), that indi ...

, the line where the hull of a ship meets the surface of the water

Other uses

* ''The Line'', a website and social media campaign promoting respectful relationships, run by

Our Watch Our Watch, formerly Foundation to Prevent Violence Against Women and their Children, is an Australian organisation that exists to help prevent violence against women and their children. Founded in mid-2013 with Natasha Stott Despoja as founding ...

in Australia *

LINE (combat system) LINE is a close-quarters combat system, derived from various martial arts, utilized by the United States Marine Corps between 1989 and 1998, and then from 1998 to 2007 by US Army Special Forces. It was developed by Ron Donvito, USMC (Retired). O ...

, a martial arts system *

Line (graphics) In graphics, a line can be described as a single point that continues for a distance, or as the connection between two points. The purpose of a line in graphics is to help the artist to communicate to the viewers what it is they are supposed to ...

, a narrow field between two points *

Line (heraldry) The lines of partition used to divide and vary fields and charges in heraldry are by default straight, but may have many different shapes. Care must sometimes be taken to distinguish these types of lines from the extremely unusual and non-traditio ...

, used to divide and vary fields and charges in heraldry *

Queue area Queue areas are places in which people queue ( first-come, first-served) for goods or services. Such a group of people is known as a ''queue'' ( British usage) or ''line'' (American usage), and the people are said to be waiting or standing ''i ...

, known in American English as a place to stand "in line" *

Writing lines Writing lines is a form of punishment handed out to misbehaving students by people in a position of authority at schools. It is a long-standing form of school discipline and is frequently satirised in popular culture. Description Writing lines in ...

, a form of school punishment