[stand-uh-lohn] 
Computers.| 1. | self-contained and able to operate without other hardware or software. |
| 2. | a device or program with these characteristics. |
stand-alone jargon
Capable 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)