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stand-alone en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstænd əˌloʊn/ (Canada, General-American)
  • [ˈstænd‿əˌləʊn] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈstænd əˌləʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈstɛənd‿əˌloʊn] (Canada, General-American) æ-raising

Etymology

From stand + alone.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Operating, functioning, or existing without additions or assistance; independent; able to be separate or separated; not attached to anything.
    • They offer an inexpensive add-on for a computer, or a stand-alone system with all the functions built in.
    • Make sure your music software is stand-alone, too (ie, it doesn’t have to be loaded into a utility—we don’t want to have to mess around with bits of wire or umpteen different programs just to hear your maestropiece). 1986 July, “Become a famous composer and appear in ZZAP!”, in Roger Kean, editor, ZZAP! 64, number 15, Ludlow, Shropshire: Newsfield, →OCLC, page 89, column 4:
  2. (not-comparable) Not part of a series, or not requiring familiarity with that series.
    • a stand-alone sequel

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
standalone alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

self-standing · freestanding

Translations (26)

es autónomo (operating without additions or assistance) · pl samodzielny (operating without additions or assistance) · hu önálló (operating without additions or assistance) · fr autonome (operating without additions or assistance) · cs samostatný (operating without additions or assistance) · gl autónomo (operating without additions or assistance) · sv fristående (operating without additions or assistance) · bg отделен (operating without additions or assistance) · ru самостоя́тельный (operating without additions or assistance) · es separado (operating without additions or assistance) · de autark (operating without additions or assistance) · de eigenständig (operating without additions or assistance) · fa مستقل (operating without additions or assistance) · cs soběstačný (operating without additions or assistance) · pl niezależny (operating without additions or assistance) · de selbstständig (operating without additions or assistance) · pl autonomiczny (operating without additions or assistance) · fa قائم به خود (operating without additions or assistance) · es independiente (operating without additions or assistance) · bg самостоятелен (operating without additions or assistance) · uk самості́йний (operating without additions or assistance) · ru самодоста́точный (operating without additions or assistance) · hu komplett (operating without additions or assistance) · ru автоно́мный (operating without additions or assistance) · be самасто́йны (operating without additions or assistance) · ro de sine stătător (operating without additions or assistance)

stand-alone en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstænd əˌloʊn/ (Canada, General-American)
  • [ˈstænd‿əˌləʊn] (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈstænd əˌləʊn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˈstɛənd‿əˌloʊn] (Canada, General-American) æ-raising

Etymology

From stand + alone.

Meanings

  1. (rare) A device that can operate on its own, rather than as an accessory for another device.
    • Standalone systems, also known as dedicated systems, are often thought to provide word processing cervices alone. In truth, some standalones — but not all of them — can be used for other functions as well. […] Also, some standalones can only be used for word processing; if you need other computer functions, you can't have them. 1985, Carole Boggs Matthews, Martin S. Matthews, Word Processing for the IBM PC and PCjr and Compatible Computers:
  2. (broadly) Something that is not a part of some series or sequence.
    • Near-synonym: one-off
    • This standalone will delight and draw readers of Christian romantic suspense like […] 2014, DiAnn Mills, Firewall:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
standalone alternative lexicographic
stand-alones Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

one-off