Definitions

on-line

ADJECTIVE

connected to the internet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

networked wired

WEAK

accessible accessible by computer connected electronically connected hooked up installed linked on stream on the Internet operative plugged in ready for use

Example Sentences

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Barry Flanagan is the man behind Ireland’s first internet service provider, Ireland On-line, which he started in 1992.

From Slate • Oct. 22, 2021

On-line sales plummeted 20% over the same period a year ago, Carrefour said.

From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2021

On-line collaborative platforms and any-device HR software for performance reviews have unprecedented power to foster productive, ongoing conversations between managers and employees.

From Forbes • Oct. 2, 2014

"On-line also continues to perform strongly with sales up 36.1 percent with particularly strong demand for the special buy Nespresso Coffee Machine and 50 inch Panasonic television."

From Reuters • Jun. 29, 2012

On-line classes break with the mold, but they are not yet the answer, at least as long as they do not belong to a broader vision reflected in different priorities and appropriate content.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai