line number

Text row marker

A line number identifies a specific line in a document, program, or file by its sequential position.

In programming, line numbers help locate errors: The compiler reported an error at line number 47.

Early BASIC required line numbers for every statement.

In word processors and code editors, line numbers appear in the margin for reference.

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sequence · annotation · margin · goto · verse · meter · footnote · citation · source code · print statement · gridline · breakpoint · list · paragraph · header · BASIC · code editor · legal brief

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granularity of text reference

line numberpage number

Printed sheet identifier

page count · chapter number · word count · character count

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line, number, lines, lined, lining, liner, liners, linear, lineage

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