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See on line

English

Pronunciation

ŏn'līn", /ˈɒnˌlaɪn/, /"Qn%laIn/

Alternative spellings

on-line

Etymology

on + line

Adjective

Describes a system which is connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.
:a. Describes a generator or power plant which is connected to the grid.
:b. Describes a computer which is connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.
::Is this modem online?
Available over the internet.
:I prefer to read the online newspapers.

Antonyms

offline (1)

Translations

Dutch: online, verbonden
French: en ligne
German: eingeschaltet, verbunden
Interlingua: in linea, online
Portuguese: em linha, online
Spanish: en línea

Adverb

Describes actions performed over the internet.
:He works online.

Category:Systems theory

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English online \on"line`\, on-line \on"-line`\adj.
1. 1 (Computers) connected by a communications line to a
computer. Opposite of off-line.

Syn: online, on line(predicate).
[WordNet 1.5]

2. [prenominal] being in progress now; ongoing; as, on-line
editorial projects. [Colloq.]

Syn: in progress(predicate), ongoing, on line(predicate).
[WordNet 1.5]

WordNet on-line
adj 1: on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system;
"on-line industries" [ant: off-line]
2: connected to a computer network or accessible by computer;
"an on-line database" [ant: off-line]
3: being in progress now; "on-line editorial projects" [syn: on-line(a)]

FOLDOC on-line

1. Ready for use. E.g. "The graph plotter's fixed
and on-line again".

2. Interactive as opposed to batch. Accessible via a
computer (or terminal), rather than on paper or other
medium.

3. Of a user, actively using a computer system, especially the
Internet. E.g "I haven't been on-line for three days."

"On-line" should be hyphenated because it is compounded from
two words but the hyphen is often omitted in names of
organisations or services.

(1998-12-22)