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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system;
- Example: "on-line industries"
[syn: on-line, online]

2. connected to a computer network or accessible by computer;
- Example: "an on-line database"
[syn: on-line, online]

3. being in progress now;
- Example: "on-line editorial projects"
[syn: on-line(a), online]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

online \on"line`\, on-line \on"-line`\adj. 1. 1 (Computers) connected by a communications line to a computer. Opposite of off-line. Syn: online, on line(predicate). [WordNet 1.5] 2. [prenominal] being in progress now; ongoing; as, on-line editorial projects. [Colloq.] Syn: in progress(predicate), ongoing, on line(predicate). [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

on-line adj 1: on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system; "on-line industries" [syn: on-line, online] [ant: off-line] 2: connected to a computer network or accessible by computer; "an on-line database" [syn: on-line, online] [ant: off- line] 3: being in progress now; "on-line editorial projects" [syn: on-line(a), online]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):

on-line 1. Ready for use. E.g. "The graph plotter's fixed and on-line again". 2. Interactive as opposed to batch. Accessible via a computer (or terminal), rather than on paper or other medium. 3. Of a user, actively using a computer system, especially the Internet. E.g "I haven't been on-line for three days." "On-line" should be hyphenated because it is compounded from two words but the hyphen is often omitted in names of organisations or services. (1998-12-22)