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stand-alone

stand-alone

12 4.9
Able to work by itself without other equipment
  • adjective
  • /ˈstændəˌloʊn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : independiente
  • This printer is a stand-alone device that does not require a computer to operate.
  • a stand-alone system
  • a stand-alone application
  • a stand-alone course

This is the world's first stand alone Daydream head mounted display.

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Examples

  • CUBE Lasers from Coherent are compact, diode laser systems intended for OEM and stand-alone operation.

    Academic text (2006)
  • We hope to develop stand-alone traps that can be used by homeowners or livestock producers.

    Academic text (2000)
  • It's a tall building, an individual stand alone structure in the middle of a road.

  • Otherwise, the school operates as if it were a stand-alone institution.

    Academic text (2002)
  • This is the world's first stand alone Daydream head mounted display.

  • Additionally, the applications were designed as stand-alone modules, and they are not integrated in any fashion.

    Academic text (2002)
  • SCION is a portable, stand-alone data acquisition system for use in high school science laboratories.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The FMA-1900 is a complete stand-alone control system designed to control the flow of non-corrosive gases.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The bylaws of the Photojournalism Division were recently reviewed and produced as a stand-alone document.

    Academic text (2003)
  • StepNet drives permit multi-axis motion synchronization of stepper motors in networked and stand-alone motion control applications.

    Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

self-contained
vsstand-alone
20 4.3

Complete and independent without needing anything else to work

is independent in operation but not always complete
self-sustained
vsstand-alone
1 5.3

Able to continue to work or live without help from others

is independent for operation but may not keep running long term
hostless
vsstand-alone
  • Specialized
6.8

Not needing a central server to work

is independent generally, not only in systems without a central host

Antonyms

182 2.8

Relying on someone else for help or support

connected
  • Specialized
2.7

Joined to a power outlet or network so it works

How Independent

autonomous
51 6.3
stand-alone
  • Specialized
12 4.9
dependent
182 2.8

Surface Forms

stand-alone positive

Morphology

stand-alone = stand + alone (transparent) = stand + alone

The adjective is a straightforward compound of 'stand' + 'alone' (i.e., 'to stand alone'), so its meaning 'able to operate independently' is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word stand-alone is made of stand ('to be standing') and alone ('by itself'). So it pictures something that 'stands by itself' and can work without help from other things.