stand-alone

[ stand-uh-lohn ]

/ ˈstænd əˌloʊn /

Computers.

adjective

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

noun

a device or program with these characteristics.

QUIZZES

CHALLENGE YOURSELF WITH THIS MIDDLE SCHOOL PART OF SPEECH QUIZ!

How well do you know your adjectives from your adverbs? Your preposition from your pronouns? Your interjections from your conjunctions? Let’s put your knowledge of parts of speech to the text! Note: Many of the following questions will ask you to identify the parts of speech “in order.” That means the first word in all capital letters will correspond to the first option in an answer, and so on.

Question 1 of 10

In order, what parts of speech are the words in all capital letters? Alisa was VERY tired, SO she decided to go to bed.

adverb, adverb

adverb, conjunction

adjective, conjunction

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of stand-alone

First recorded in 1965–70

Words nearby stand-alone

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

Example sentences from the Web for standalone

The Care and Management of Lies: A Novel of the Great War, to be published July 1, is her first standalone novel.
The Tragic, Heroic Women of World War I|Jacqueline Winspear|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are now attracting a number of students who just go for the standalone degree.
Why a BA is Now a Ticket to A Job in a Coffee Shop|Megan McArdle|March 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Google spokesperson declined to comment on whether Google has any plans to create a standalone Maps app for iOS.
Apple’s Move to Spite Google and Use Its Own Map Software Hurts Customers|Dan Lyons|June 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It's a statement from The Huffington Post that being a standalone media product, no matter how mighty, can be a lonely place.
AOL Buys Huffington Post: Arianna Cashes Out|Randall Lane|February 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST

We were going to do that and we left one studio and went to another to do kind of standalone films.
Viggo's Take on Sarah Palin|Lloyd Grove|December 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for standalone

stand-alone

adjective

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

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