off-line
<jargon> (Or "offline")
1. Not directly connected to the computer (e.g., an off-line tape drive), or
with connection suspended ("take the printer off-line").
Contrast background, on-line.
2. Not now or not here. "Let's take this discussion off-line." Specifically used
on Usenet to suggest that a discussion be moved off a public newsgroup to
e-mail.
See also off-line world.
[Jargon File]
(1996-02-02)
Nearby terms:
Office By Example « Office Workstations Limited «
Official Production System « off-line »
off-line world » offset » off-side rule
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