Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.
Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid.
Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.
Available over, or delivered from, the Internet.
Connected to the Internet.
Available on a computer system, even if not networked.
Of a system: active, particularly building facilities (such as power) or a factory or power plant.
(slang) Immersed in Internet culture. (Usually modified by an intensifier such as extremely or terminally)
Antonyms
(antonym(s) of "connected to larger network"):offline
(antonym(s) of "available on a computer system"):hardcopy
(antonym(s) of "online business"):brick and mortar
(antonym(s) of "slang"):living under a rock
Derived terms
chronically online
online date
terminally online
massive open online course (MOOC)
massively multiplayer online game
massively multiplayer online role-playing game
online banking
online dating
online learning
online newspaper
online public access catalog
personal online desktop
Descendants
Translations
Adverb
online (not comparable)
While online; while in a running or active state, or connected to the Internet.
Translations
Verb
online (third-person singular simple presentonlines, present participleonlining, simple past and past participleonlined)
(computing, transitive) To bring (a system, etc.) online; to promote to an active or running state.
See also
come online
Anagrams
El Nino, El Niño, Lonnie
Dutch
Alternative forms
on line(chiefly adverbial and predicative, superseded)
on-line(chiefly adverbial and predicative, superseded)
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishonline. The forms on line and on-line are older in Dutch.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɔnˈlɑi̯n/, (chiefly attributive and in compounds)/ˈɔn.lɑi̯n/
Hyphenation: on‧li‧ne
Adverb
online
online(on, via or connected to the Internet or another network)[from 1960s]
Adjective
online (not comparable)
online(on, via, connected or related to the Internet or another network)[from 1960s]
Inflection
Finnish
Etymology
From Englishonline.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈonlɑi̯n/, [ˈo̞nlɑ̝i̯n]
Adverb
online
online; used also as modifier in compound terms, often with a hyphen and as uninflected attribute
Derived terms
online-kaupankäynti
onlinejärjestelmä
Anagrams
loinen
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishonline.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɔnlaɪ̯n/
Adjective
online (indeclinable, predicative only)
online
Antonym:offline
Further reading
“online” in Duden online
“online” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hungarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishonline.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [ˈonlaːjn]
Hyphenation: on‧line
Rhymes: -aːjn
Adjective
online (not comparable)
online
Declension
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishonline.
Adjective
online (invariable) (Also: on line, on-line)
online
Anagrams
Linneo, lenoni, linone, nonile
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Englishonline.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /onlain/
Rhymes: -lain, -ain, -in
Adjective
online
(proscribed) online
Synonyms:(proscribed)atas talian, dalam talian
Antonym:luar talian
Permainan online ― Online games
Polish
Alternative forms
on-line, on line, onlajn
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Englishonline.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɔnˈlajn/
Rhymes: -ɔnlajn
Syllabification: on‧line
Adjective
online (not comparable, no derived adverb)
(Internet)online(available over the Internet)
Coordinate term:offline
Adverb
online (not comparable)
(Internet)online(performed over Internet)
Coordinate term:offline
Noun
onlinem inan
(colloquial, Internet)online(Internet-connected mode of operation)
Coordinate term:offline
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
online in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
online in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Alternative forms
on-line
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Englishonline.
Pronunciation
Adjective
online (invariable)
online(connected to the Internet)
Synonym:conectado
online(which takes place over the Internet)
Synonyms:eletrónico, em linha
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Englishonline.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˌonˈlain/[ˌõnˈlãĩn]
Rhymes: -ain
Adjective
online (invariable)
online
Usage notes
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Swedish
Alternative forms
on-line
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Englishonline. First attested in 1969.