on·line or on-line ( n l n, 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. on line adv. |
| online (nln) Connected to or accessible by means of a computer or computer network. |
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| Adj. | 1. | online - on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system; "on-line industries" |
| 2. | online - connected to a computer network or accessible by computer; "an on-line database" computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures | |
| 3. | online - being in progress now; "on-line editorial projects" current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position" |
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