stand-alone

[stand-uh-lohn]Computers.

adjective

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

noun

a device or program with these characteristics.

Origin of stand-alone

First recorded in 1965–70

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Examples from the Web for stand-alone

Contemporary Examples of stand-alone

HBOGo has become such a massive success for cable network HBO that they will start to offer the service as a stand-alone option.
Binge Watching is the New Bonding Time
The Daily Beast
December 10, 2014
A separate, stand-alone question later in the survey asks, “How emotionally attached are you to Israel?”
Pew Director Explains Rationale Behind Survey of U.S. Jews
Greg Smith
October 10, 2013
In the self-help section at BarnesandNoble.com, “Women in the Workplace” is a stand-alone category booming with a 1,194 titles.
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Sean Macaulay
March 29, 2013
Moving forward, the company plans to open a stand-alone store this year along with expanding its e-business.
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Liza Foreman
March 7, 2013
None of this is to suggest that the GFE would be a stand-alone solution to the education crisis.
Gordon Brown: Our Silent Education Crisis
Gordon Brown
January 26, 2012

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

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Word Origin and History for stand-alone

adj.

1966, from stand (v.) + alone.

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