off-line: Meaning and Definition of

off-line

1. operating independently of, or disconnected from, an associated computer (opposed to on-line).
2. (of a network) not supplying affiliated stations with programming but allowing each station to program its own shows, usually within a specific format.
3. of or pertaining to the preliminary planning and editing of a videotaped program.
4. located in or serving a place not on a regular route of a railroad, bus, or air carrier:Cf. an off-line ticket office.