[awf-lahyn, of-] 
| 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. |
| 3. | Television. of or pertaining to the preliminary planning and editing of a videotaped program. |
| 4. | located in or serving a place not on a regular route of a railroad, bus, or air carrier: an off-line ticket office. |
| 5. | in or to a more private place: We should take this discussion off-line. |
| off·line or off-line (ôf'līn', ŏf'-) adj.
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off-line jargon
(Or "offline")
1. Not directly connected to the computer (e.g., an off-line tape drive), or with connection suspended ("take the printer off-line").
Contrast background, on-line.
2. Not now or not here. "Let's take this discussion off-line." Specifically used on Usenet to suggest that a discussion be moved off a public newsgroup to e-mail.
See also off-line world.
[The Jargon File]
(1996-02-02)
