line-selectors
nounUK /laɪn sɪˈlɛktəz/
US /laɪn sɪˈlɛktərz/
Tools that pick out certain lines of text or code.
The programmer used line-selectors to grab only the header rows from the file.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In CSS, patterns that choose which lines of styled content get formatting.
The stylesheet's line-selectors targeted every third row in the table.
3. Devices or switches that choose a particular electrical line or channel.
The technician adjusted the line-selectors to route the signal to the right output.
4. In data processing, rules that isolate specific records by their line number.
The script's line-selectors skipped the first ten lines of the log.