inline

Etymology

adj

1. Alternative spelling of in-line

verb

1. (transitive, software compilation) To optimize using in-line expansion.
   Coordinate term: outline
   Some compilers will allow statics to be inlined, but then incorrectly create multiple instances of the inlined variable at run-time. 2000, Dov Bulka, David Mayhew, Efficient C++: Performance Programming Techniques, page 149
   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. 2010, Michael Bolin, Closure: The Definitive Guide

noun

1. (web design, Cascading Style Sheets) An element that occurs within the flow of the text.
   Inline elements are things like an italic tag, or a bold tag.