standalone
Use Standalone 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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Standalone
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Example sentences
Palm may not have been able to stay afloat in the smartphone industry as a standalone company.
But this weekend's events cast a shadow over the standalone model, with its reliance on leverage and skittish wholesale funding.
Others require that you have a standalone player installed on your computer to handle the streaming.
It's the second time it has reported earnings as a standalone company.
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