outline

Meanings

1. A line marking the boundary of an object figure.
2. The outer shape of an object or figure.
3. A sketch or drawing in which objects are delineated in contours without shading.
4. A general description of some subject.
5. A statement summarizing the important points of a text.
6. A preliminary plan for a project.
7. A prose telling of a story intended to be turned into a screenplay; generally longer and more detailed than a treatment.
8. A setline or trotline.

1. To draw an outline of; to describe.
2. To summarize.
3. To optimize for size by replacing repeated code fragments with function calls.

Etymology

From out + line.