definitions

stand-alone

[ stand-uh-lohn ]
/ ˈstænd əˌloʊn /
Computers.
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adjective

self-contained and able to operate without other hardware or software.

noun

a device or program with these characteristics.

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Nearby words

stand up and be counted, stand up for, stand up to, stand up with, stand your ground, stand-alone, stand-by, stand-down, stand-in, stand-off, stand-off half

Origin of stand-alone

First recorded in 1965–70
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British Dictionary definitions for stand-alone

stand-alone

adjective

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

Word Origin and History for stand-alone

stand-alone

adj.

1966, from stand (v.) + alone.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper