multiline

Across multiple lines

Multiline describes something that spans or contains more than one line of text, code, or data.

A multiline comment in programming extends across several lines.

A multiline text field allows users to enter paragraphs rather than single lines.

The term appears almost exclusively in technical contexts—computing, data entry, and document formatting.

coding

code

Symbolic communication system

  • stringSlender fiber or character sequence
  • textWritten or printed words
  • inputData received for processing

editor · field · textarea · comment · block · span · wrap · newline · linebreak · concatenation

telephony

hold

Maintain in grasp

switchboard · operator · intercom · ringback · caller-ID · landline · handset · headset · voicemail

Opposites
line count

multilinesingle-line

Contained to one row

inline · one-liner · monoline · oneliner · single-entry

structural complexity

multilinesingle-line

Contained to one row

inline · compact · atomic · simple · flat

Family

line, lines, lining, lineage, multiple, linear, collinear, bilinear, interlinear

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