Online

Quick meaning: Online is an adjective meaning Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.

Meaning

Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.

More Meanings

1. Available over, or delivered from, the Internet.
2. Connected to the Internet.
3. Available on a computer system, even if not networked.
4. Of a system: active, particularly building facilities (such as power) or a factory or power plant.
5. While online; while in a running or active state, or connected to the Internet.
6. (computing, transitive) To bring (a system, etc.) online; to promote to an active or running state.
7. (slang) Immersed in Internet culture. (Usually modified by an intensifier such as extremely or terminally)

Example Sentences

The power is online.

I prefer to read online newspapers.

Press the F1 key to access the online help.

I'll be online tonight, so I'll be able to reply to your email.

Word Forms

• on-line
• onlines
• onlining
• onlined

Antonyms for online

Common opposites include offline, hardcopy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include electronically, electronics, electronic, electron, screen, lane.

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