Line

Line - in programming, a statement (instruction) that occupies one line of the program.

Lines of code are the "source code" of the program, and one line may generate one machine instruction or several depending on the programming language. A line of code in assembly language is typically turned into one machine instruction.

Sources:

Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms (Vol. 1) John C. Rigdon, 2016 – 1471 c. – 702

PCmag digital group “Lines of code” by Ziff Davis, 2011, https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/lines-of-code#:~:text=Y,depending%20on%20the%20programming%20language