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off-line

off-line

2 3.1
Not connected to the internet or a computer
  • adjective
  • /ˈɔfˌlaɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fuera de línea
  • The printer is off-line, so I cannot print the document right now.

Examples

  • PILOT : Engines 1 and 2 are off-line!

    After Earth (2013)

  • Navigational computer just went off-line!

    Wing Commander (1999)

  • Engines off-line!

    After Earth (2013)

  • When the internet connection failed, all devices went off-line for several minutes.

  • After the server crashed, the network was off-line until they could fix the issue.

Synonyms

netless
vsoff-line
  • Texting
4.3

Not connected to the internet

emphasizes also not being directly controlled by a computer or network

Antonyms

online
  • Texting
∞ 1.0

Using the internet to do or get something

online
  • Texting
758 1.0

Connected to the internet and available there

How Connected

online
  • Texting
758 1.0
connected
  • Specialized
2.7
off-line
  • Specialized
2 3.1
disconnected
1 2.9

Surface Forms

off-line positive
offline positive

Morphology

off-line = line (transparent) = off + line

Compositional combination of 'off' + 'line' yields the meaning 'not on the line' (not connected), though the form is conventionalized in computing. [Postprocessing: moved 'off' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Off-line comes from off meaning 'away' and line meaning 'a connection', like a phone or network line. So when something is off-line it is not connected to a computer or the internet.