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stand-alones

stand-alones is the plural of stand-alone.

Meaning of stand-alone

Noun

stand-alone (plural stand-alones)

  1. (rare) A device that can operate on its own, rather than as an accessory for another device.
    • Standalone systems, also known as dedicated systems, are often thought to provide word processing cervices alone. In truth, some standalones — but not all of them — can be used for other functions as well.
      […]
      Also, some standalones can only be used for word processing; if you need other computer...1985, Carole Boggs Matthews, Martin S. Matthews, Word Processing for the IBM PC and PCjr and Compatible Computers
  2. (broadly) Something that is not a part of some series or sequence.
    • Near-synonym: one-off
    Synonyms:
    one-off

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Questions about stand-alones

What is stand-alones the plural of?
Stand-alones is the plural of stand-alone.

Words near stand-alones in the dictionary

  1. stand upon points
  2. stand with
  3. stand'st
  4. stand-alone
  5. stand-aloneness
  6. stand-alones
  7. stand-by
  8. stand-by-bed
  9. stand-bys
  10. stand-down
  11. stand-downs

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