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Online

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Meaning

Adj

  • Of a system:
    (generally
    ) to a
    network.
  • Of a
    or
    :
    to the grid.
  • Of a
    :
    to the Internet or to some other
    service.
  • Available over, or
    from, the Internet.
    In Systems theory:
    Connected to the Internet.
    Available on a
    , even
    networked.
    Of a system:
    ,
    (such as power) or a
    or power plant.
    Immersed in Internet
    . (Usually
    by an
    such as
    or terminally)

    Adv

    While online; while in a
    or
    state, or
    to the Internet.

    Verb

    In Computing:
    To
    (a system, etc.) online; to
    to an
    or
    state.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    online
    English
    arrow
    line
    English
    arrow
    ligner
    Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
    lin
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    line
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    on
    English
    arrow
    on
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    arrow
    on
    Old English (ca. 450-1100)
    ón
    Old Norse
    Sourced from
    Etym
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