standalone

stand-a·lone

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stand-uh-lohn]
- /ˈstænd əˌloʊn/
- /ˈstændəˌləʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stand-uh-lohn]
- /ˈstænd əˌloʊn/

Definitions of standalone word

adjective standalone self-contained and able to operate without other hardware or software. 1
noun standalone a device or program with these characteristics. 1
adjective standalone computer program: independent, separate 1
noun standalone separate computer program 1

See all 4 definitions of standalone

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Origin of standalone

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Standalone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Standalone

standalone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% 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".

standalone usage trend in Literature

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