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off line

off line is the rare form of offline.

Meaning of offline

Adjective

offline (not comparable)

  1. Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.
    • I saved the web pages so I could read them later offline.
    Antonyms:
    online
  2. (broadly) Happening in the physical world (the real world) as opposed to on the internet.
    • offline meetings
    Synonyms:
    IRL, meatspace
    Antonyms:
    online

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Questions about off line

What is off line the rare form of?
Off line is the rare form of offline.

Words near off line in the dictionary

  1. off licence
  2. off licences
  3. off like a bride's nightie
  4. off like a dirty shirt
  5. off like a prom dress
  6. off line
  7. off menu
  8. off message
  9. off of
  10. off one's block
  11. off one's box

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Adapted from Wiktionary: off line (page history and authors); offline (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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