off-line

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

off-line
    adj 1: not on a regular route of a transportation system; "an
           off-line ticket office" [ant: {on-line}, {online}]
    2: not connected to a computer network; "off-line resources"
       [ant: {on-line}, {online}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

off-line \off-line\ adj.
   1. (Computers) Not connected; -- of computers or computer
      peripherals normally connected or intended to be connected
      to other computers by a communications line; as, we can't
      print the document because the printer is off-line.
      [Narrower terms: {disconnected, not ready, off};

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

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)

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