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blackline

verb

  1. Compare two documents by displaying only what has changed between them
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From black + line; compare redline, greenline.

  1. A document indicating the differences between two versions of another document.
  2. A line of deliberately burned material created to stop the advance of a larger fire.

    A second squad uses drip torches to begin burning a 15- to 20-foot barrier or “blackline” inside the wetline.

    The helicopter is used to burn blacklines when the relative humidity is above 50%, temperature is below 50 degrees F, and wind speed is less than 6 mph.

verb

Etymology: From black + line; compare redline, greenline.

  1. To compare versions of (a document) by this method.