standalone

American  

[stand-uh-lohn] / ˈstænd əˌloʊn /

Or stand-alone

adjective

1. 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.

2. Computers. able to operate without other hardware or software.

   There are several standalone apps you can use to add live captioning to your videos.

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noun

1. 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.

2. 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.

Etymology

Origin of standalone

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

It also offers the standalone chatbot SuperGrok for $30 a month, and SuperGrok Heavy for $300 a month.

From MarketWatch

OpenAI said it would later provide timelines for winding down the standalone app, as well as details on how people can preserve their work.

From Barron's

The seven sites to be progressed further by officials range from standalone new developments to expansions of existing towns and regeneration schemes within big cities.

From BBC

Locations deprioritised from the programme include plans for "standalone settlements" in Marlcombe, east Devon, and in the the rural village of Adlington in Cheshire - a scheme that had been opposed by the local Labour MP.

From BBC

"Weir wrote the story as a standalone, but the weekend figure is more than double the average for a series launch -- that's how strong this is," analyst David A. Gross of Franchise Entertainment Research said.

From Barron's