Meanings
nounline number (plural line numbers)
plural line numbers
- computingThe sequential number indicating a particular line of text in a text file.
- historicalcomputingA number included at the beginning of a line of source code, dictating the order of execution of instructions in the program.
Leave gaps between your BASIC line numbers to allow the insertion of additional code in the future.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 行號 /行号
- 行號 /行号 (hánghào)number of a line in a text file
German Zeilennummer
- Zeilennummernumber of a line in a text file
Japanese 行番号
- 行番号 (gyōbangō)number of a line in a text file
Russian но́мер строки́
- но́мер строки́ (nómer strokí)number of a line in a text file
Cite this entry
APA
line number. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20number
MLA
“line number.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20number. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “line number,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20number.
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