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outliner

outliner

5.6
A computer program that helps you organise ideas in an outline
  • noun
  • /ˈaʊtˌlaɪnər/
  • Specialized
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  • She used an outliner to draft her research paper, breaking it down into main points and subpoints.

Examples

  • Outliner accommodates a highly detailed outline with multiple sublevels.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The outliner allows users to structure their ideas in a clear and organized manner.

  • With the outliner software, he was able to create a visual hierarchy of his project tasks.

Surface Forms

outliner singular
outliners plural

Morphology

outliner = outline (semi-transparent) = out + line + er

The word is built regularly from 'outline' plus the agent/instrument suffix '-er'.

Etymology

Outliner comes from out- ('outside') and line, meaning the main or outer lines, with -er naming a tool. Think of an outliner as a program that draws the main lines of your ideas, so it helps you organize notes and structure information clearly.