Dictionary

offline en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɔfˈlaɪn/ (General-American)
• /ɒfˈlaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɑfˈlaɪn/ (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

From off- + line.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.
   • I saved the web pages so I could read them later offline.
   • He only had the option to play offline games because there was no Wi-Fi.
   • That original list of 2,315 solutions was embedded in the game’s code. That means the game was playable offline and could be downloaded onto phones or computers. The solutions to the original Wordle game were predetermined through October 20, 2027. The New York Times (NYT) hasn’t said if it plans to make any more changes or additions to that initial list. 2022 February 15, David Goldman, “Why your Wordle answers might now be different than your friends’”, in CNN Business:
2. (broadly, not-comparable) Happening in the physical world (the real world) as opposed to on the internet.
   • Thousands of violent videos are still available on the internet, according to Alexander, who claims they lead to an escalation in offline tensions between rival gangs. "I believe some young people are losing their lives as result of this material on the internet," she said. 2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in The Guardian:
   • offline dating
   • offline meetings

Forms

Antonyms

online · online

Deriveds

offlineable · offliner · offline installer · offlineness

Synonyms

meatspace · IRL

Translations (67)

ga as líne (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · fi yhteydetön (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · bg офлайн (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ur بے ربط (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · mk исклучен (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ar أُفْلَايْن (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · cy all-lein (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · fa بُرونخط (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · fi verkon ulkopuolella (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · cs offline (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · vi gián tuyến (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ro neconectat direct (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · es fuera de línea (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · fi offline-tilassa (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ug تورسىز (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ia offline (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · eo eksterreta (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · cmn 脫機 /脱机 (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · nl offline (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ca fora de línia (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · pt fora de linha (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · is ótengdur (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ru офла́йн (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · mr ऑफलाईन (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · fi offline (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ka ხაზგარეშე (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · gd às loidhne (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ja 停止 (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · id luring (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · pt offline (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ko 오프라인 (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ro în afara liniei (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · uk офла́йн (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · pl offline (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · kw dhywarlinen (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · fr hors ligne (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ia foras de linea (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · nrf hors lîngne (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ur آف لائن (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · sl nedosegljiv (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ja オフライン (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ar غَيْر مُتَّصِل (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · fa آفلاین (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · es offline (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · fi yhteydettömässä tilassa (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ar غَيْر مُتَوَاجِد (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · tr çevrimdışı (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · mi tuimotu (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · nl ontkoppeld (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · fr offline (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ur بے خط (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ms luar talian (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · io eklinea (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · cmn 離線 /离线 (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · vi ngoại tuyến (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · it off-line (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · cs nepřipojený (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · sl nepovezan (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · gv ass-linney (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · io ekreta (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · fo ósambundin (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ro offline (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · ka კავშირგარეშე (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · et ära (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · sv frånkopplad (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · el εκτός ροής (of a system, not connected to a larger network) · de offline (of a system, not connected to a larger network)

offline en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ɔfˈlaɪn/ (General-American)
• /ɒfˈlaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɑfˈlaɪn/ (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

From off- + line.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) While offline; with an offline system.
   • Men like to play games online, and they also like to find out about the games that they play offline. 2008, Vickie Taylor, The Complete Guide to Writing Web-Based Advertising Copy to Get the Sale, Atlantic Publishing,, →ISBN, page 230:
   • The 2000 also emulates Diablo, Qume and NEC letter-quality printers, and has a large enough buffer memory to operate off line from the host computer for an hour. 1982, “Hardware News”, in InfoWorld, volume 4, number 26, page 89:
   • “He’s not in a healthy state, in my opinion,” said his mother, Naomi Winch, who once became so frustrated with his phone use she threw his phone out a car window. His parents have tried to get him to engage with life offline. 2019 November 29, Taylor Lorenz, “Here’s What’s Happening in the American Teenage Bedroom”, in New York Times:
   • If you want to keep the phone bill down you can set up your Newsreader to operate offline. This means that your Newsreader will fetch new message headers, collect messages you wish to read, and send any responses you may have set up all in one go. You can then read news offline, while you are not running up the phone bill[…]. 2000, Syndey S. Chellen, The Essential Guide to the Internet for Health Professionals, Routledge, →ISBN, page 124:
2. (not-comparable, slang) Outside the current meeting, in a more private setting.
   • Offer to discuss the topic offline or table the discussion until things cool down. 2009, Jennifer B. Kahnweiler, The Introverted Leader, Berrett-Koehler,, →ISBN, page 95:
   • The person running the meeting also has the important job of saying “Take it offline.” Whenever two or more people get off on a tangent that doesn’t require everybody’s attention, instruct them to continue the conversation outside the boundaries of the meeting. 2002, Verne Harnish, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, SelectBooks,, →ISBN, page 88:
   • At meetings, people cut off discussion by saying “Let’s continue that conversation offline,” even though they are meeting face to face, not online; “offline” is a new synonym for “in private,” as though everything public were now on the Internet. 2001, Rosabeth Moss Kantner, Evolve!, Harvard Business Press,, →ISBN, page 1:

Forms

Antonyms

online

offline en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ɔfˈlaɪn/ (General-American)
• /ɒfˈlaɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɑfˈlaɪn/ (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

From off- + line.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To take (a system, etc.) offline; to demote from an active or online state.
   • Offlining a memory processor can be accomplished by using the flexible interleaving capability described earlier to interleave segments across subsets of the memory processors, avoiding the faulty one(s). 1986, Kai Hwang, Steven M. Jacobs, Earl E. Swartzlander, Proceedings of the 1986 International Conference on Parallel Processing, page 462:
   • Traditionally, you fixed the problem by offlining the disk and re-creating the disk's extents on a different disk using redundant extent copies and then dropping the failed disk. 2008, Sam Alapati, Expert Oracle Database 11g Administration, page 908:
2. (qualifier:Rust) To raid another player's base while that player is not currently playing.

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