Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Not under the control of a central computer, as in a manufacturing process or experiment.
- adj. Not connected to a computer or computer network.
Wiktionary
- adj. 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.
- adj. Happening in the physical world (the real world) as opposed to on the internet.
- adv. While offline; with an offline system.
- adv. corporate jargon Outside the current meeting, in a more private setting.
Etymologies
- off + line (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The term "offline" denotes being behind the times, even backwards.”
The Huffington Post: Eric Margolis: Is North Korea's Bark Worse Than Its Bite?
“CMU's researchers could identify only about one third of their subjects in what they called "offline to online recognition.”
“The success of your business both online and offline is very important to us, which is why today we'd like to share a message from David Fischer, our VP of Global Online Sales and Operations:”
“They give you gigabytes of storage space, yet, when it's filled to capacity, moving your data from online to offline is a painful process.”
Google Wave “Is What Email Would Look Like If It Were Invented Today” | Lifehacker Australia
“Putting incompetence online instead of just offline is still the same incompetence.”
“Can we pursue these Author 2.0 options when we also have a traditional print publisher, and aim to appear in offline media, events, etc?”
Author 2.0 Survey Results - by Joanna Penn | The Creative Penn
“Those who decide to remain offline will make better work than those online.”
The Washington Post: Onetime Twitterholic John Mayer explains why he quit
“The Golden Rule, and treating people as you would treat them offline is a good start, but just in case, here are some guidelines for how not to act on Facebook, and other social networking sites.”
“Just as in offline bullying, there is usually someone either with the person who hits "post" or is the person who receives the "sext" or even the person who rates or "likes" the images online.”
The Huffington Post: Anastasia Goodstein: What Makes It 'OK' To Press Record?
“Disney Princess Posters can be purchased in offline stores as well as in online stores such as Amazon and other shops such as Allposters and various other interesting places.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘offline’.
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webdev
random webdev lingo used primarily in computer programming.
( open list, randomness, technical jargon, geek speak )
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ajax, user, admin, frontend, backend, database, sql, protocol, call, dom, layout, ui and 439 more... -
WF - retronyms
Once new generation technologies make the original products obsolete, the latter soon need an adjective in front...
For the most part ADJ+NOUN collocations where the ADJ refers to a pr...analog clock, analog synthesizer, analog watch, analog recording, conventional oven, conventional weapon, conventional airp..., conventional land..., conventional memory, conventional war, iPod classic, traditional Chine... and 197 more...
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erich13's list
My Tag Cloud
addon, admire, adobeair, advice, alist, android, api, app, apple, augmentedreality, author, badge and 179 more...
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WrightHandWords's Words
yclept, unction, prana, satya, abhyasa, vairagya, yoga, ashtanga, acronym, etymology, asana, widget and 286 more...
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what's that?
I don't get it.
undivided attention, conventionality, chauvinism, meat, racism, cruelty, offline, sexism, hypnosis, consciousness, life, time and 16 more...
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Consultantease
disconnect, performant, offline, value, metric, caveat, radar, readiness, synergy, silo, proactive, utilise and 2 more...
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Corporate Buzz Words and Phrases
This is soooo Dilbert.
cube farm, thinking outside ..., blue sky thinking, brain dump, get our ducks in ..., push the envelope, low hanging fruit, offline, stakeholder, action item, basic functionality, world class and 31 more...
Tweets
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