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freestanding

freestanding adjective: standing or set apart.

Adjective

freestanding (not comparable)

  1. Standing or set apart.
    • Near-synonyms: isolated, insulated, detached, individuated, separated
    • The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a freestanding bell tower.
  2. Not attached to anything.
  3. Not supported by or on anything; independent.
    • a freestanding hospital not associated with any university medical school
  4. Of a computer program: that runs directly on a computer's hardware, without being managed by an operating system.
    • Freestanding C programs do not need to have a main function.1989, Rex Jaeschke, Mastering Standard C: A Self-Paced Training Workbook for Modern C Language, Horsham, P.A.: Professional Press, →ISBN, page 349
    Synonyms:
    stand-alone

Synonyms of freestanding

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of freestanding

Forms of freestanding

alternative formfree-standing

Origin of freestanding

From free + standing.

Words formed from freestanding

Questions about freestanding

What does freestanding mean?
Freestanding means standing or set apart.
What part of speech is freestanding?
Freestanding is an adjective.

Words near freestanding in the dictionary

  1. freespooled
  2. freespooling
  3. freespools
  4. freest
  5. freest running
  6. freestanding
  7. freester
  8. freesters
  9. freestone
  10. Freestone County
  11. Freestone State

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