"blueline" meaning in English

See blueline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-blueline.wav Forms: bluelines [plural]
Etymology: From blue + line. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blue|line}} blue + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} blueline (plural bluelines)
  1. A reproduction of the material submitted for printing, computer-generated or printed from film, provided to the customer for approval before the material is printed.
    Sense id: en-blueline-en-noun-jJTWx2xv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 10 5 13 11 11 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 7 8 9 14 11 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 7 7 10 8 8 12

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-blueline.wav Forms: bluelines [present, singular, third-person], bluelining [participle, present], bluelined [participle, past], bluelined [past]
Etymology: From blue + line. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blue|line}} blue + line Head templates: {{en-verb}} blueline (third-person singular simple present bluelines, present participle bluelining, simple past and past participle bluelined)
  1. To create the bluelines for material that is about to be printed.
    Sense id: en-blueline-en-verb--wHTlvWG
  2. To check the bluelines before printing material.
    Sense id: en-blueline-en-verb-sFsYioJT
  3. To veto a portion of a budget.
    Sense id: en-blueline-en-verb-Su3iVQP~
  4. To edit a legal document.
    Sense id: en-blueline-en-verb-HHB17LPA
  5. (surgery) To mark on a patient's body where the surgical incision is to be made. Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-blueline-en-verb-NxwwHLTZ Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
  6. (US, Canada) To designate a certain area as representing one in which investment is risky. Tags: Canada, US
    Sense id: en-blueline-en-verb-5y152J7A Categories (other): American English, Canadian English

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