Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

inline image
     
         An image that appears within the body of a
        {web page}.  Most graphical {web browsers} can display both
        {GIF} and {JPG} images inline.  The {web browser} may give the
        user an option to turn off inline images, to speed up the
        display of web pages.
     
        Other {image formats} may have to be displayed in a separate
        {window} and/or by another {application program}.
     
        An inline image in a web page is achieved with the 
        {HTML} {tag}, which can take many attributes.  The SRC
        attribute gives the {URL} from which to fetch the image and
        the ALT attribute gives text to display in place of the image
        for users with images disabled or who are using text-only
        browsers or text-to-speech convertors (e.g. blind users).
     
        (1999-10-27)