offline

American  

[awf-lahyn, of-] / ˈɔfˈlaɪn, ˈɒf- /

Or off-line,

adjective

1. Computers. operating independently of, or disconnected from, an associated computer.

2. Radio. (of a network) not supplying affiliated stations with programming but allowing each station to program its own shows, usually within a specific format.

3. Television. of or relating to the preliminary planning and editing of a videotaped program.

4. located in or serving a place not on a regular route of a railroad, bus, or air carrier.

   an offline ticket office.

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adverb

1. in or to a more private place.

   We should take this discussion offline.

offline British  

/ ˈɒfˌlaɪn /

adjective

1. 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

2. disconnected from a computer; switched off

3. extra to or not involving a continuous sequence of operations, such as a production line

4. radio television (of processes, such as editing) not carried out on the actual transmission medium

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adverb

1. while not connected to a computer or the internet

Etymology

Origin of offline

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Because an unprecedented number of power plants tripped offline in the cold, utilities were forced to make huge cuts, and some people were in the dark for four days.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tech companies put forward counterproposals that would make building power plants or going offline strictly voluntary for data centers within PJM.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its strategy of swapping out and servicing engine segments one at a time, rather than taking entire engines offline for a full overhaul, has helped airlines save time and money.

From Barron's

The auto industry will move toward an inflection point where a majority of carmakers are at or near cash cost level and are no longer able to add new capacity or have begun to take capacity offline, the investment bank says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gender-focused research supports the lived experience of what women already know: There is a rising tide of gender-based antagonism both online and offline.

From Slate