 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
on-line
adjective
1: on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system;
"on-line industries" [ant: {off-line}]
2: connected to a computer network or accessible by computer;
"an on-line database" [ant: {off-line}]
3: being in progress now; "on-line editorial projects" [syn: {on-line(a)}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
online \on"line'\, on-line \on"-line'\adj.
1. 1 (Computers) connected by a communications line to a
computer. Opposite of {off-line}.
Syn: online, on line(predicate).
[WordNet 1.5]
2. [prenominal] being in progress now; ongoing; as, on-line
editorial projects. [Colloq.]
Syn: in progress(predicate), ongoing, on line(predicate).
[WordNet 1.5]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
on-line
1. Ready for use. E.g. "The graph plotter's fixed
and on-line again".
2. {Interactive} as opposed to {batch}. Accessible via a
computer (or {terminal}), rather than on paper or other
medium.
3. Of a user, actively using a computer system, especially the
{Internet}. 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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