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• a variation of standalone.

stand-alone

British  

adjective

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

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The membership-warehouse chain is opening a handful of stand-alone gas stations a mile or two away from the store parking lots that usually house the stations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Costco’s Southern California stand-alone station was built at the site of a former Bed Bath & Beyond, according to local city planning documents filed to propose the redevelopment last year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 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

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

My father’s bed was directly beneath a ceiling fan, which was circulating cold air from a stand-alone air-conditioning unit on a side window.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat