# Lines vs line

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/lines-vs-line/62235>\
**Category:** Visualization\
**Tags:** makie\
**Created:** [June 1, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/lines-vs-line/62235 "2021-06-01T23:38:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![jzr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jzr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jzr)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 11:38pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/lines-vs-line/62235/1 "2021-06-01T23:38:07Z")

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Afaict, this function makes one curve, not multiple. Why is it named “lines” plural? I always forget how to use it and have to check the docs. I think it will be easier to remember if it uses the name `line!` `curve!`.

[https://makie.juliaplots.org/stable/plotting\_functions/lines.html](https://makie.juliaplots.org/stable/plotting_functions/lines.html)

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**Author:** ![briochemc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/briochemc/32/4209_2.png) [@briochemc](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/briochemc)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/lines-vs-line/62235/2 "2021-06-02T02:12:46Z")

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I think this would be better raised as an issue on GitHub (on the Makie.jl repository).

Also, FWIW, you can use `lines!` to make multiple segments by separating them with `NaN`s. Also #2, maybe `lines!` stands for `linesegment!`?