2  definitions  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  on-line 
  adj  1:  (transportation)  on  a  regular  route  of  a  railroad  or  bus  or 
  airline  system;  "on-line  industries"  [ant:  {off-line}] 
  2:  (computer  sci)  connected  to  a  computer  network  or  accessible 
  by  computer;  "an  on-line  database"  [ant:  {off-line}] 
  3:  being  in  progress  now  "on-line  editorial  projects"  [syn:  {on-line(a)}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  on-line 
 
    1.  Ready  for  use  E.g.  "The  graph  plotter's  fixed 
  and  on-line  again". 
 
  2.  {Interactive}  as  opposed  to  {batch}.  Accessible  via  a 
  computer  (or  {terminal}),  rather  than  on  paper  or  other 
  medium. 
 
  3.  Of  a  user,  actively  using  a  computer  system,  especially  the 
  {Internet}.  E.g  "I  haven't  been  on-line  for  three  days." 
 
  "On-line"  should  be  hyphenated  because  it  is  compounded  from 
  two  words  but  the  hyphen  is  often  omitted  in  names  of 
  organisations  or  services. 
 
  (1998-12-22) 
 
 

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