What does "standalone" mean?

Alternative form of stand-alone.

Standalone

Common synonyms include: autonomous, autonomous unit, autonomous vehicle, context-free, context-free rule, detached stance.

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

Adjective

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Alternative form of stand-alone. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
"Unsurprisingly, the Group was highly critical of the BTC's organisation and finances, and this prompted Marples to bring forward the Transport Act 1962, which created BR as a standalone entity with its own Board, headed by a full-time chairman. Beeching accepted this latter position, and initially became the BTC chairman in June 1961."

"The difference between a standalone sentence and a sentence in the middle of an essay is that the latter has context."