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online
adjective
connected
to
or
available
through
the
internet
•
My
tablet
is
online
so
I
can
check
my
email
.
My
tablet
is
online
so
I
can
check
my
email
.
•
The
school
now
offers
an
online
library
that
students
can
reach
from
home
.
The
school
now
offers
an
online
library
that
students
can
reach
from
home
.
Formed
in
the
mid-20th
century
from
on
+
line
,
first
referring
to
machinery
connected
to
a
control
system
and
later
to
computers
connected
to
the
internet
.
adverb
using
the
internet
rather
than
doing
something
in
person
or
offline
•
She
likes
to
shop
online
for
vintage
clothes
.
She
likes
to
shop
online
for
vintage
clothes
.
•
We
met
online
before
seeing
each
other
in
person
.
We
met
online
before
seeing
each
other
in
person
.
Adverbial
use
developed
in
the
late
20th
century
as
internet
access
became
common
,
extending
the
earlier
adjective
sense
.
adjective
connected
to
,
served
by
,
or
taking
place
on
the
internet
or
a
computer
network
.
•
The
online
store
delivers
groceries
within
two
hours
.
The
online
store
delivers
groceries
within
two
hours
.
•
Students
attend
online
classes
when
the
weather
is
too
bad
to
travel
.
Students
attend
online
classes
when
the
weather
is
too
bad
to
travel
.
Formed
from
the
phrase
"
on
line
"
meaning
connected
to
a
network
or
system
;
popularized
with
the
growth
of
the
internet
in
the
late
20th
century
.
adverb
using
or
by
means
of
the
internet
.
•
You
can
apply
for
the
job
online
instead
of
mailing
a
paper
form
.
You
can
apply
for
the
job
online
instead
of
mailing
a
paper
form
.
•
Grandma
learned
how
to
pay
her
bills
online
.
Grandma
learned
how
to
pay
her
bills
online
.
Adverbial
use
of
the
adjective
"
online
",
first
recorded
in
the
1980s
with
the
rise
of
consumer
internet
services
.
adjective
working
,
active
,
or
ready
for
use
because
it
is
connected
to
a
computer
,
network
,
or
power
system
•
The
printer
will
be
online
once
it
finishes
warming
up
.
The
printer
will
be
online
once
it
finishes
warming
up
.
•
After
the
engineers
fixed
the
cable
,
the
whole
network
came
online
again
.
After
the
engineers
fixed
the
cable
,
the
whole
network
came
online
again
.
Originally
used
in
engineering
in
the
1950s
to
mean
‘
connected
to
a
control
line
’
and
later
broadened
to
computing
.
adjective
working
,
available
,
or
in
operation
because
it
is
connected
to
a
central
system
,
power
source
,
or
network
.
•
The
backup
generator
will
keep
the
hospital
systems
online
during
a
power
outage
.
The
backup
generator
will
keep
the
hospital
systems
online
during
a
power
outage
.
•
After
maintenance
,
the
factory
’
s
robotic
arm
was
put
back
online
.
After
maintenance
,
the
factory
’
s
robotic
arm
was
put
back
online
.
Technical
sense
evolved
from
industrial
engineering
,
where
machines
were
physically
connected
"
on
line
"
to
production
systems
before
the
term
spread
to
computer
networking
.
