offline

off·line

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [awf-lahyn, of-]
- /ˈɔfˈlaɪn, ˈɒf-/
- /ˌɒfˈlaɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [awf-lahyn, of-]
- /ˈɔfˈlaɪn, ˈɒf-/

Definitions of offline word

adjective offline Computers. operating independently of, or disconnected from, an associated computer. 1
adjective offline Radio. (of a network) not supplying affiliated stations with programming but allowing each station to program its own shows, usually within a specific format. 1
adjective offline Television. of or relating to the preliminary planning and editing of a videotaped program. 1
adjective offline located in or serving a place not on a regular route of a railroad, bus, or air carrier: an offline ticket office. 1
adverb offline in or to a more private place: We should take this discussion offline. 1
noun offline Not controlled by or directly connected to a computer or external network. 1

See all 15 definitions of offline

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Origin of offline

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Offline

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Offline

offline popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

offline usage trend in Literature

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