A computer program, or part of a program, which allows its user to create and edit a hierarchically arranged outline of the logical structure of a document.
大纲编辑工具（一种计算机程序）
Example sentencesExamples
I tend to use it as an outliner and my students use it both as a note taker and a study guide.
Brilliantly, notebooks are not hierarchic, so no outliners here.
That method works well for me because for any moderately lengthy document I'll have used the outliner to put the skeleton of the document in place.
The word processor lacks the ability to be used as a proper outliner, concealing or hiding paragraphs according to their heading level.
For example, the web site allows you to purchase their excellent outliner software online.
Definition of outliner in US English:
outliner
nounˈoutˌlīnər
A computer application that produces a hierarchically arranged outline of the logical structure of a text document.
大纲编辑工具（一种计算机程序）
Example sentencesExamples
Brilliantly, notebooks are not hierarchic, so no outliners here.
For example, the web site allows you to purchase their excellent outliner software online.
The word processor lacks the ability to be used as a proper outliner, concealing or hiding paragraphs according to their heading level.
I tend to use it as an outliner and my students use it both as a note taker and a study guide.
That method works well for me because for any moderately lengthy document I'll have used the outliner to put the skeleton of the document in place.