offline

or off-line, off line

[ awf-lahyn, of- ]

/ ˈɔfˈlaɪn, ˈɒf- /

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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.

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Origin of offline

First recorded in 1925–30

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How to use offline in a sentence

Domestically, the prime minister maintains the dubious line that he is the only man who can keep the still-fragile peace.
Cambodia’s Smoke-and-Mirrors Democracy|David Shaftel|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Although the blood-spattered offices will be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.
France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Last week I turned 40, a bittersweet occasion because I crossed the line to living longer without my mother than with her.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Completed in 1953 and composed with standard line breaks and punctuation, the book was completely ignored upon submission.
The Lost Novel of Nobel-Winner José Saramago|Charles Shafaieh|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In this position, the line of cavalry formed the chord of the arc described by the river, and occupied by us.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Our talk ranged from the Panhandle to the Canada line, while our horses jogged steadily southward.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
I have drawn a Line between the figures at the extream changes, that next below the Line is the extream.
Tintinnalogia, or, the Art of Ringing|Richard Duckworth and Fabian Stedman
My station was on the right of the line, where the breastwork, ending in a redoubt, was steep and high.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
A far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for offline

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 deviceSee 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

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offline

or off-line, off line

Origin of offline

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British Dictionary definitions for offline

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