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.
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.
adverb
5.
in or to a more private place: We should take this discussion off-line.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | See online 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 |
| 2. | disconnected from a computer; switched off |
| 3. | extra to or not involving a continuous sequence of operations, such as a production line |
| 4. | radio, television (of processes, such as editing) not carried out on the actual transmission medium |
| —adv | |
| 5. | while not connected to a computer or the internet |
| off-line or off-line | |
| —adj | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
off-line
1926, of railroads; 1950, of computers.
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Computing Dictionary
off-line definition
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.
[Jargon File]
(1996-02-02)
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