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- 1 Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.; Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid.
- 2 Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.; Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.
"Is this modem online?"
- 3 Available over, or delivered from, the Internet.
"In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%."
- 4 Connected to the Internet.
"I'll be online tonight, so I'll be able to reply to your email."
- 5 Available on a computer system, even if not networked.
"Press the F1 key to access the online help."
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- 6 Of a system: active, particularly building facilities (such as power) or a factory or power plant.
"The power is online."
- 7 Immersed in Internet culture. (Usually modified by an intensifier such as extremely or terminally) slang
"terminally online"
- 1 being in progress now wordnet
- 2 connected to a computer network or accessible by computer wordnet
- 3 on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system wordnet
- 1 While online; while in a running or active state, or connected to the Internet. not-comparable
"He works online."
- 1 through a computer or a computer network wordnet
- 1 To bring (a system, etc.) online; to promote to an active or running state. transitive
"The output in Listing 8-2 shows your disk group status prior to onlining the disks, the commands to online your disks, and the status after onlining."
Etymology
1950, from on + line.
1950, from on + line.
1950, from on + line.
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