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standalone
[ stand-uh-lohn ]
adjective
- complete unto itself; not being or understood as part of a set, system, or series; self-contained: The studio doubted that this story would find an audience as a stand-alone film.
Our aerospace degree plan is a standalone program, and not a division of the mechanical engineering department.
The studio doubted that this story would find an audience as a stand-alone film.
- Computers. able to operate without other hardware or software:
There are several standalone apps you can use to add live captioning to your videos.
noun
- a single work that may be understood and appreciated without knowledge of other episodes, books, issues, etc.:
The author has taken a break from the series to put out two standalones just in time for the holidays.
- Computers. a device or program that does not need other hardware or software to fully function:
A decent VR rig for your PC won’t be any cheaper than a standalone.
Word History and Origins
Origin of standalone1
Example Sentences
The Care and Management of Lies: A Novel of the Great War, to be published July 1, is her first standalone novel.
They are now attracting a number of students who just go for the standalone degree.
The Google spokesperson declined to comment on whether Google has any plans to create a standalone Maps app for iOS.
It's a statement from The Huffington Post that being a standalone media product, no matter how mighty, can be a lonely place.
We were going to do that and we left one studio and went to another to do kind of standalone films.
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