1. [adj]  (computer science) not connected to a computer network; "off-line resources"
2. [adj]  (transportation) not on a regular route of a transportation system; "an off-line ticket office"

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(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.

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