offline

or off-line, off line

[ awf-lahyn, of- ]

adjective
  1. Computers. operating independently of, or disconnected from, an associated computer.

  2. Radio. (of a network) not supplying affiliated stations with programming but allowing each station to program its own shows, usually within a specific format.

  1. Television. of or relating to the preliminary planning and editing of a videotaped program.

  2. located in or serving a place not on a regular route of a railroad, bus, or air carrier: an offline ticket office.

adverb
  1. in or to a more private place: We should take this discussion offline.

Origin of offline

1
First recorded in 1925–30

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British Dictionary definitions for offline

offline

off-line

/ (ˈɒfˌlaɪn) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or concerned with a part of a computer system not connected to the central processing unit but controlled by a computer storage device: See online

  2. disconnected from a computer; switched off

  1. extra to or not involving a continuous sequence of operations, such as a production line

  2. radio television (of processes, such as editing) not carried out on the actual transmission medium

adverb
  1. while not connected to a computer or the internet

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