on-line

on·line or on-line  (nln, ôn-)

adj.

1.

a. Under the control of a central computer, as in a manufacturing process or an experiment.

b. Connected to a computer or computer network.

c. Accessible via a computer or computer network: an online database.

2. In progress; ongoing: online editorial projects.

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online adv.

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on-line or online

Adjective

1. (of computer equipment) directly connected to and controlled by the central processing unit of a computer

2. of or relating to the internet: online shopping

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	on-line - on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system; "on-line industries" online shipping, transport, transportation - the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials off-line - not on a regular route of a transportation system; "an off-line ticket office"
	2.	on-line - connected to a computer network or accessible by computer; "an on-line database" online computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures off-line - not connected to a computer network; "off-line resources"
	3.	on-line - being in progress now; "on-line editorial projects" online current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"

Translations

on-line [ˈɔnlaɪn] adj (Comput) → en ligne: (= switched on); connecté(e)

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on-line [ˈɔnlaɪn] (Comput) adj [printer, database] → Online- (= switched on); gekoppelt

adv → online