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offline
- /ɒfˈlaɪn/ UK
- /ɔfˈlaɪn/ US
- /ɑfˈlaɪn/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -aɪn
Where it comes from
From off- + line.
adjective off-line · off line
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Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.
I saved the web pages so I could read them later offline.
Opposite: online
- Happening in the physical world (the real world) as opposed to on the internet. offline meetings
adverb off-line · off line
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While offline; with an offline system.
The 2000 also emulates Diablo, Qume and NEC letter-quality printers, and has a large enough buffer memory to operate off line from the host computer for an hour.
Opposite: online
- Outside the current meeting, in a more private setting. At meetings, people cut off discussion by saying “Let’s continue that conversation offline,” even though they are meeting face to face, not online; “offline” is a new synonym for “in private,” as though everything public were now on the Internet.
verb offlines · offlining · offlined · off-line · off line
- To take (a system, etc.) offline; to demote from an active or online state. Offlining a memory processor can be accomplished by using the flexible interleaving capability described earlier to interleave segments across subsets of the memory processors, avoiding the faulty one(s).
- To raid another player's base while that player is not currently playing.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: detached, off, out, disconnection, deferred, outside, disjointed, disconnect, disconnected, stand-by, unserviceable, inaccessible, off-line, unconnected, proficiency, off-side
Translations
Every language
adj of a system, not connected to a larger network
| Español | offline, fuera de línea |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오프라인 opeurain |
| 日本語 | オフライン ofurain, 停止 tēshi |
| 中文 | 脫機 /脱机 tuōjī, 離線 /离线 líxiàn |
| Kiswahili | nje ya mtandao |
| Português | fora de linha, offline |
| Français | hors ligne, offline |
| Deutsch | offline |
| Italiano | off-line |
| Ελληνικά | εκτός ροής ektós roḯs |
| Română | offline, neconectat direct, în afara liniei |
| Русский | офла́йн oflájn |
| Tiếng Việt | ngoại tuyến, gián tuyến |
| العربية | غَيْر مُتَّصِل ḡayr muttaṣil, غَيْر مُتَوَاجِد ḡayr mutawājid, أُفْلَايْن ʔoflayn |
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title = {offline},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/offline},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
