Line 76323 223040643 2008-07-02T08:56:25Z Brutha 645336 {{Wiktionarypar|line}} {{TOCright}} '''Line''' or '''lines''' may refer to: * [[Line (mathematics)]], an infinitely-extending one-dimensional figure that has no curvature * a length of [[rope]], [[cable]] or [[chain]] when put to use (such as a clothesline, anchor line) * a line or queue of people waiting in a [[queue area]] * a line of text in [[writing]] * [[Line (text file)]], a unit of organization for [[text files]] **[[Lines (punishment)]], punishment by forced writing of text * relationships in genetics and genealogy, such as [[Lineage (evolution)]] and [[kinship and descent]] * LINEs is also a abbreviation for [[Long interspersed nuclear element]] in genomics. * lines of [[cocaine]] * [[Lines (video game)]] *A one-, two- or three-line whip, a notice issued by a [[Chief Whip]] in the UK parliament ===People=== *[[Dick Lines]] (born 1938), former Canadian baseball player *[[Richard D. Lines]], American amateur astronomer ===In science and technology=== * [[Line (electrical engineering)]], a circuit or loop ** a power line for [[electric power transmission]] ** ''line power'', domestic [[mains electricity]] ** [[Telephone line]] ** RF [[transmission line]] * [[Line (video)]], a measure of video display resolution or image resolution * ''line'', former name of the unit of magnetic flux, the [[Maxwell (unit)]] * [[Line (length)]], an obsolete unit of length equal to one-twelfth or one-tenth of an inch ===In transport=== * a [[railway]] line * [[Shipping line]], a company engaged in sea transport * [[Airline]] * A bus line, see [[List of bus operating companies]] ===In business=== * [[Line function]], a business activity * [[Product lining]], in marketing ===In the military=== * [[Line (formation)]], a standard tactical formation of forces **[[Line infantry]], a line formation of infantrymen who were part of the "Line Regiments" * [[Line of battle]], in naval warfare, a line of warships, hence "ship of the line" ===In sport=== * In water sports: [[Rope#Line|small rope]] * The point spread in [[spread betting]] * in cricket, the direction of a delivery, see [[line and length]] * [[Offensive line]] or [[defensive line]] in American football * [[Line (racing)]], in auto racing, a path taken through a corner * In kiting: [[Kite line]] ===In the arts=== *[[Line (play)|''Line'' (play)]], a long-running play written by [[Israel Horovitz]] *[[Lines (Emily Brontë poem)]], written in December 1837 *"Lines", abbreviation for "[[Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey, on Revisiting the Banks of the Wye during a Tour. July 13, 1798]]," a poem by William Wordsworth ===The abbreviation LINE=== * [[Marine Corps LINE combat system]], a martial arts system * LINEs, a type of [[retrotransposon]] in the human genome ==See also== *[[Division of Lyne]], Australian electorial district *[[Lyne (surname)]] *[[Lyne]], Denmark (town) *[[Liner]] (disambiguation) {{disambig}} [[ca:Línia]] [[de:Linie]] [[fr:Ligne]] [[is:Lína]] [[he:קו]] [[nl:Lijn]] [[nds-nl:Liende]] [[ja:ライン]] [[pl:Linia]] [[pt:Linha]] [[ru:Линия]] [[simple:Line (disambiguation)]] [[uk:Лінія (значення)]]