Outline or outlining may refer to:
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Outline (list)
An outline, also called a hierarchical outline, is a list arranged to show hierarchical relationships and is a type of tree structure. An outline is used to present the main points (in sentences) or topics (terms) of a given subject. Each item ...
, a document summary, in hierarchical list format
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Code folding
Code or text folding, or less commonly holophrasting, is a feature of some graphical user interfaces that allows the user to selectively hide ("fold") or display ("unfold") parts of a document. This allows the user to manage large amounts of tex ...
, a method of hiding or collapsing code or text to see content in outline form
* Outline drawing, a sketch depicting the outer edges of a person or object, without interior details or shading
* Outline (note-taking software), a note-taking application
* Outline typeface, in typography
* Outline VPN, a free and open-source Shadowsocks deployment tool
* Outline, the representation of a word in shorthand
* Step outline, or just outline, the first summary of a story for a film script
Media
* Outline (novel), ''Outline'' (novel), a 2014 novel by Rachel Cusk
* Outlines (collection), ''Outlines'' (collection), a 1939 collection of poems by surrealist poet Jean Venturini
* The Outline (website), a news company
* Outlines Festival, an annual one-day music festival held in Sheffield, United Kingdom
* Outline Records, record label founded by Jane Ira Bloom
* The Outline (band), an experimental band from the United States
* Outlines (song), "Outlines" (song), a 2014 song by Mike Mago and Dragonette
See also
* Outliner, a software application for creating outlines
* Contour (disambiguation)
* Lining out
* Silhouette, an art form emphasizing the outline of the subject of the art
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