| on-line 1. Ready for use. E.g. "The graph plotter's fixed and on-line again". 2. as opposed to . Accessible via a computer (or ), rather than on paper or other medium. 3. Of a user, actively using a computer system, especially the . E.g "I haven't been on-line for three days." "On-line" should be hyphenated because it is compounded from two words but the hyphen is often omitted in names of organisations or services. (1998-12-22) |
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