offline

Or off-line,

[awf-lahyn, of-]

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.

adverb

1. in or to a more private place.

   We should take this discussion offline.

offline

/ 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

adverb

1. while not connected to a computer or the internet

Word History and Origins

Origin of offline¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The new rules would require that such wells can only be offline for up to five days at a time for repairs.

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A series of surveys of landfill operators found 43% of leaks in recent years were caused by one or more of a facility’s gas collection wells being offline at the time.

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Swaths of the internet were knocked offline Tuesday as a global outage for web security service Cloudflare NET -3.92%decrease; red down pointing triangle downed social-media sites, disrupted retail sales and stymied productivity and recruitment platforms.

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That came after Amazon cloud troubles last month forced popular services ranging from streaming platforms to messaging apps offline for hours.

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Until these reforms are made, lasting change starts with how we treat each other on- and offline.

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