Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not connected to a computer network: Describes a device, system, or process that is not currently connected to or communicating with a network, such as the internet or a local server.
   • Not on a regular route of a transportation system: Describes a facility, such as a ticket office, that is located away from the main route or line of a transportation system.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The printer is off-line, so I cannot print the document.
  • For security, the backup server is kept permanently off-line.
  • The airline has an off-line ticket counter at the downtown hotel.

Advanced Usage

• "to go off-line": to disconnect from a network or to become unavailable online.
  • The website will go off-line for scheduled maintenance tonight.
• "off-line mode": a state or feature in software that allows use without an active network connection.
  • You can read articles in off-line mode after downloading them.

Variants and Related Words

• Offline (adj, adv): A common alternative spelling, often written as one word.
  • I prefer to work offline to avoid distractions.
• Online (adj, adv): The direct antonym, meaning connected to a network.
  • All our records are now online.

Synonyms

• Disconnected: Not linked or joined.
• Standalone: Operating independently of a network or other system.

Related Phrases

• Off-line storage: Data storage on a device not connected to a network.
  • Sensitive files are kept in off-line storage.
• Off-line meeting: A meeting that occurs in person, not via digital communication.
  • The team scheduled an off-line meeting to finalize the plan.

Adjective

1. not connected to a computer network
   • off-line resources
2. not on a regular route of a transportation system
   • an off-line ticket office