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offline

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  off-line 
  adj  1:  (transportation)  not  on  a  regular  route  of  a  transportation 
  system;  "an  off-line  ticket  office"  [ant:  {on-line}] 
  2:  (computer  sci)  not  connected  to  a  computer  network; 
  "off-line  resources"  [ant:  {on-line}] 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  offline  adv  Not  now  or  not  here  "Let's  take  this  discussion 
  offline."  Specifically  used  on  {Usenet}  to  suggest  that  a  discussion 
  be  moved  off  a  public  newsgroup  to  email. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  off-line 
 
    (Or  "offline") 
 
  1.  Not  directly  connected  to  the  computer  (e.g.,  an  off-line 
  {tape  drive}),  or  with  connection  suspended  ("take  the 
  {printer}  off-line"). 
 
  Contrast  {background},  {on-line}. 
 
  2.  Not  now  or  not  here  "Let's  take  this  discussion 
  off-line."  Specifically  used  on  {Usenet}  to  suggest  that  a 
  discussion  be  moved  off  a  public  {newsgroup}  to  {e-mail}. 
 
  See  also  {off-line  world}. 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
  (1996-02-02)