modeline

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/moʊd.laɪn/

noun

A status line in a text editor, displaying buffer-dependent information such as the current line number, file size, and filename.

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Meanings

nounmodeline (plural modelines)

plural modelines

  1. computingA status line in a text editor, displaying buffer-dependent information such as the current line number, file size, and filename.
  2. computingA line of configuration within a text file, dictating the contents of the status line while that file is open for viewing or editing.

Origin

Compound of mode + line.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

linemode
Cite this entry
APA

modeline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modeline

MLA

“modeline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modeline. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “modeline,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/modeline.

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