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ON-LINE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being in progress now
Example:
on-line editorial projects
Synonyms:
on-line; online
Classified under:
Similar:
current (occurring in or belonging to the present time)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Connected to a computer network or accessible by computer
Example:
an on-line database
Synonyms:
on-line; online
Classified under:
Similar:
connected; machine-accessible (stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Antonym:
off-line (not connected to a computer network)
Sense 3
Meaning:
On a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system
Example:
on-line industries
Synonyms:
on-line; online
Classified under:
Adjectives
Domain category:
shipping; transport; transportation (the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials)
Antonym:
off-line (not on a regular route of a transportation system)
