offline
or off-line, off line
[ awf-lahyn, of- ]
/ ˈɔfˈlaɪn, ˈɒf- /
adjective
Computers.
operating independently of, or disconnected from, an associated computer.
Radio.
(of a network) not supplying affiliated stations with programming but allowing each station to program its own shows, usually within a specific format.
Television.
of or relating to the preliminary planning and editing of a videotaped program.
located in or serving a place not on a regular route of a railroad, bus, or air carrier: an offline ticket office.
adverb
in or to a more private place: We should take this discussion offline.
Compare
online.
Origin of offline
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby offline
officious,
officious will,
offing,
offish,
offlap,
offline,
offload,
offprint,
offscouring,
offscourings,
offscreen
Definition for off-line (2 of 2)
Origin of line
1
before 1000; Middle English
li(g)ne cord, rope, stroke, series, guiding rule, partly < Old French
ligne ≪ Latin
līnea, noun use of feminine of
līneus flaxen (orig. applied to string), equivalent to
līn(um) flax (see
line2) +
-eus
-eous, partly continuing Old English
līne string, row, series < Latin, as above
OTHER WORDS FROM line
lin·a·ble, line·a·ble, adjective line·less, adjective line·like, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for off-line
He also transports magnetic tapes to the computing center for off-line data processing and performs smaller tasks.
On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969 |H. W. Fulbright et al.
British Dictionary definitions for off-line (1 of 3)
line
1
/ (laɪn) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of line
linable or lineable, adjective lined, adjective linelike, adjective liny or liney, adjectiveWord Origin for line
C13: partly from Old French
ligne, ultimately from Latin
līnea, n use of
līneus flaxen, from
līnum flax; partly from Old English
līn, ultimately also from Latin
līnum flax
British Dictionary definitions for off-line (2 of 3)
line
2
/ (laɪn) /
verb (tr)
to attach an inside covering to (a garment, curtain, etc), as for protection, to hide the seaming, or so that it should hang well
to cover or fit the inside of
to line the walls with books
to fill plentifully
a purse lined with money
to reinforce the back of (a book) with fabric, paper, etc
Word Origin for line
C14: ultimately from Latin
līnum flax, since linings were often made of linen
British Dictionary definitions for off-line (3 of 3)
offline
off-line
/ (ˈɒfˌlaɪn) /
adjective
of, relating to, or concerned with a part of a computer system not connected to the central processing unit but controlled by a computer storage device
See online
disconnected from a computer; switched off
extra to or not involving a continuous sequence of operations, such as a production line
radio television
(of processes, such as editing) not carried out on the actual transmission medium
adverb
while not connected to a computer or the internet
Medical definitions for off-line
line
[ līn ]
n.
Scientific definitions for off-line
line
[ līn ]
A geometric figure formed by a point moving in a fixed direction and in the reverse direction. The intersection of two planes is a line.♦ The part of a line that lies between two points on the line is called a line segment.
Cultural definitions for off-line
Idioms and Phrases with off-line
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