stand-alone
Use Stand-alone in a sentence
əˌloʊn adjective
1.
self-contained and able to operate without other hardware or software.
noun
2.
a device or program with these characteristics.
Origin:
1965–70
1965–70
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| stand-alone | |
| —adj | |
| computing (of a device or system) capable of operating independently of any other device or system | |
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Stand-alone
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Computing Dictionary
stand-alone definition
jargonCapable of operating without other programs, libraries, computers, hardware, networks, etc. Exactly what is absent is presumed to be obvious from context.
"We only run Windows on stand-alone PCs because it's too dangerous to run it on networked ones."
(1998-02-11)
Example sentences
In principle, adverse selection can still occur even if health insurance comes with a job rather than as a stand-alone policy.
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