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off-board

American  
[awf-bawrd, -bohrd, of-] / ˈɔfˈbɔrd, -ˈboʊrd, ˈɒf- /

adjective

Stock Exchange.
  1. outside of a major exchange, as over the counter or between private parties.

    an off-board transaction.


Etymology

Origin of off-board

First recorded in 1945–50


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I would call them mobile sensor suites that have computational capability, not only on-board, but to your point, off-board as well.

From The Verge ● Jun. 15, 2021

At every stop, a number of off-board excursions are offered to passengers.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 15, 2017

"We expect to off-board about half of the current list of clients as the economic returns in these relationships are inadequate to us," he said at the time.

From Reuters ● Dec. 2, 2016

The stations would include boarding platforms nearly level with the bus entrance and off-board fare collection, to limit stopping time and traffic backups.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2016

So, I went around these blocks and dropped messages to the off-board accounts that long-standing members advertised.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2016

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