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stand-alone

British  

adjective

  1. computing (of a device or system) capable of operating independently of any other device or system

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Crypto.com launched its stand-alone prediction markets platform OG in February.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The company said in a news release that it would focus on developing different restaurant formats in addition to stand-alone sites to adapt to different real estate spaces.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

When Hostess was a small, stand-alone company, the Hostess IT systems controlled every step of a Twinkie’s journey, from a retailer’s order to production to shipping.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

But marketing Summerween as a stand-alone holiday requires a completely different aesthetic that plays at spookiness but doesn’t totally commit.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

Not only was the group all black, it was also the only stand-alone all-female professional section left at the laboratory, and by the late 1950s, that had become an anachronism.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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