lineextractors
nounUK /ˈlaɪn ɪkˌstræktəz/
US /ˈlaɪn ɪkˌstræktərz/
Tools that pull out single lines of text from a bigger piece of writing.
The program uses lineextractors to grab each address line from the long document.
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2. Software routines that copy specific rows from a data file.
The script's lineextractors copied only the rows with errors.
3. Devices that separate one wire or track from a group.
The engineers installed lineextractors to isolate the faulty cable.
4. People who take single lines from scripts for study.
The actors were lineextractors, pulling their parts from the full play.