ONLINE

online, on-line(a)

(adjective) being in progress now; “on-line editorial projects”

online, on-line

(adjective) connected to a computer network or accessible by computer; “an on-line database”

online, on-line

(adjective) on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system; “on-line industries”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

online (comparative more online, superlative most online)

Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.

Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid.

Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.

Available over, or delivered from, the Internet.

Connected to the Internet.

Available on a computer system, even if not networked.

Of a system: active, particularly building facilities (such as power) or a factory or power plant.

Antonyms

• (connected to larger network): offline

• (available on a computer system): hardcopy

• (online business): brick and mortar

Adverb

online (not comparable)

While online; while in a running or active state, or connected to the Internet.

Verb

online (third-person singular simple present onlines, present participle onlining, simple past and past participle onlined)

(computing, transitive) To bring (a system, etc.) online; to promote to an active or running state.

Anagrams

• El Nino, El Niño, Lonnie

Source: Wiktionary

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