stand-alone
[stand-uh-lohn]Computers.
- self-contained and able to operate without other hardware or software.
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- a device or program with these characteristics.
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Origin of stand-alone
First recorded in 1965–70
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HBOGo has become such a massive success for cable network HBO that they will start to offer the service as a stand-alone option.
A separate, stand-alone question later in the survey asks, “How emotionally attached are you to Israel?”
In the self-help section at BarnesandNoble.com, “Women in the Workplace” is a stand-alone category booming with a 1,194 titles.
Moving forward, the company plans to open a stand-alone store this year along with expanding its e-business.
None of this is to suggest that the GFE would be a stand-alone solution to the education crisis.
stand-alone
- computing (of a device or system) capable of operating independently of any other device or system
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