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off-line definition

off·-line (-līn′)

adjective

  1. designating or of equipment not directly connected to and controlled by the central processing unit of a computer
  2. not connected to, and therefore not ready to receive data from or transmit data to, a computer or computer network
  3. unavailable on, or not done through, the Internet or some other computer network

adverb

independently of the Internet or of some other computer network
Also sp. offline off′·line′

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

off-line Usage Examples

Preposition: at

  • time: Sorry but the Guest Book is Off-line at this time.

Converse of object

  • browse: Look for Winter Sunshine offers and send for a free brochure, so you can browse off-line too.

Noun used with modifier

  • user-information: We do take all normal reasonable precautions to protect user-information off-line.

Modifies a noun

  • browsing: Off-line Browsing - Your own copy of the Internet: what your hard disk is for.

Preposition: in

  • sudokulist: Angeles Times and hundreds of other newspapers are available off-line in The Sudokulist, a Sudoku game for your computer.. .
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