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Freestanding

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Standing or set apart. not-comparable

    "Near-synonyms: isolated, insulated, detached, individuated, separated"

  2. 2
    Not attached to anything. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Not supported by or on anything. not-comparable
  4. 4
    Of a computer program: that runs directly on a computer's hardware, without being managed by an operating system. not-comparable

    "Freestanding C programs do not need to have a main function."

Adjective
  1. 1
    standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything wordnet

Etymology

From free + standing.

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