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on·line

or on-line  (ŏn′līn′, ôn′-)
adj.
1.
a. Connected to a central computer or to a computer network: The workers' terminals are online during business hours.
b. Accessible via a computer or computer network: an online database.
c. Conducted or facilitated by means of a computer network: online dating.
2. In production or operation, often as part of a supply chain: Is the new factory online yet?

on′line′ adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

online

(ˈɒnˌlaɪn) or

on-line

adj
1. (Telecommunications) of or relating to the internet: online shopping.
2. (Computer Science) of, relating to, or concerned with a peripheral device that is directly connected to and controlled by the central processing unit of a computer
3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) occurring as part of, or involving, a continuous sequence of operations, such as a production line
adv
(Communications & Information) while connected to a computer or the internet
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.online - on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system; "on-line industries"
shipping, transport, transportation - the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials
2.online - connected to a computer network or accessible by computer; "an on-line database"
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
3.online - being in progress now; "on-line editorial projects"
current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
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Translations
online
online
online-verkossa (tai internetissä)
na internetuonline
オンラインでオンラインの
온라인으로온라인의
centrala datora kontrole
neposrednopriključenpriključnosprotensprotno
online
ขณะเชื่อมต่อกับอินเตอร์เน็ตที่เชื่อมต่อกับอินเตอร์เน็ต
trực tuyến

online

on-line [ˌɒnˈlaɪn]
adj
[service] → en ligne
an online catalogue → un catalogue en ligne
to go online (= connect to the Internet) → se connecter à Internet
I go online almost every day → Je me connecte à Internet presque tous les jours. (= become available on the Internet) → être présent en ligne
the first bank to go online → la première banque à être présente en ligne
to be online (= connected to the Internet) → être en ligne
adven ligne
They can place their orders online → Ils peuvent commander en ligne.
The cool stuff you find online
BUT Les trucs bien qu'on trouve sur Internet.
He spends hours online every night
BUT Il passe des heures connecté à Internet chaque soir.
to shop online → faire du shopping en ligne
to go online, to get online (= install Internet connection) → prendre une connexion internet (= connect to Internet) → se connecter à internet
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

on-line,

online

(ˈonlain) adjective
controlled directly by a central computer so that the information received is always up-to-date.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

online

مُتَّصِلُ بِالْإِنْتَرْنَتِّ, مُتَصِلاً بِالْإِنْتَرْنَت online online online στο διαδίκτυο, συνδεδεμένος ηλεκτρονικά en línea online-, verkossa (tai internetissä) en ligne na internetu, online online オンラインで, オンラインの 온라인으로, 온라인의 online påkoplet, tilkoplet online online при соединении с Интернетом online ขณะเชื่อมต่อกับอินเตอร์เน็ต, ที่เชื่อมต่อกับอินเตอร์เน็ต hatta, internet trực tuyến 在线, 在线的
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

online

adv en línea
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