online

See also on line

English

Wikipedia

Alternative forms

• on-line

Etymology

on +‎ line

Pronunciation

• ŏn'līn", /ˈɒnˌlaɪn/, /"Qn%laIn/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Adjective

online (comparative more online, superlative most online)

1. Describes a system which is connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.
   1. Describes a generator or power plant which is connected to the grid.
   2. Describes a computer which is connected to the Internet or to some other communications service – i.e., not simply with the cable plugged in, but has established a connection to a larger network (e.g., by dialing up).

      Is this modem online?

2. Available over the Internet.

   I prefer to read the online newspapers.

3. connected to the internet

   I'll be online tonight, so I'll be able to reply to your email.

4. Available on a computer system, even if not networked.

   Press the F1 key to access the online help.

5. Describes a system that is active, particularly building facilities (such as power) or a factory or power plant.

   The power is online.

   Once this factory comes online, it will double car production in our country!

Antonyms

• (connected to larger network): offline

Translations

Translations

Arabic: متصل (ar) (muttáSil), متواجد  (ar) (mutawaajid), على الإنترنت (ar) (`ala l-'intarnat), أونلاين (ar) ('onlayn) Azeri: onlayn (az) Chinese: Mandarin: 在線 (cmn), 在线 (cmn) (zàixiàn), 上網 (cmn), 上网 (cmn) (shàngwǎng), 聯機 (cmn), 联机 (cmn) (liánjī), 線上 (cmn), 线上 (cmn) (xiànshàng), 網上 (cmn), 网上 (cmn) (wǎngshàng) Dutch: online (nl), aangesloten (nl), verbonden (nl) French: en ligne (fr), online (fr) German: eingeschaltet (de), verbunden (de), online (de) Greek: σε ροή (el) (se roí) Hindi: ऑनलाइन (hi) (ŏnlā'in) Interlingua: in linea, online Japanese: オンライン (ja) (onrain)

Korean: 온라인 (ko) (onlain) Macedonian: на линија (mk) (na línija), вклучен (mk) (vklúčen), интернет- (ínternet-) (sense 3) Malagasy: an-tserasera (mg) Portuguese: em linha, online Russian: онлайн (ru) (ónlajn) (indeclinable) usually as prefix with -, онлайновый (onlájnovyj), в сети (ru) (v setí), в интернете (ru) (v internéte) Slovak: online (sk), pripojený (sk) m. Spanish: en línea (es) Swedish: uppkopplad (sv) (1) Thai: ออนไลน์ (th) (on-lai) Turkish: çevrimiçi (tr) Vietnamese: trực tuyến (vi)

Adverb

online (comparative more online, superlative most online)

1. Describes actions performed over the internet.

   He works online.

See also

• come online

Anagrams

• El Nino, El Niño, Lonnie

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Italian

Etymology

English

Adjective

online inv. (Also: on line, on-line)

1. online

Anagrams

• lenoni, Linneo, nonile