In plain English
These are feedback notes placed right where they apply in a document. Each note is linked to a particular piece of text or other content, so the feedback stays tied to that exact part.
In context
Here, "inline comments" names feedback notes placed directly within the submitted text or file and attached to specific text or content.
- Situation
- Submitting assignments, reading rubrics, grades, feedback, and resubmission rules
- What it communicates
- names comments placed directly within the submitted text or file
Meaning limits
The term by itself does not indicate who added the notes or what effect they have.
Examples
“The draft contained inline comments attached to the exact sentences and images they discussed.”
“Before the meeting, she answered the inline comments on two paragraphs and a table.”