What is online? - Definition from Whatis.com

Online is the condition of being connected to a network of computers or other devices. The term is frequently used to describe someone who is currently connected to the Internet.

Deprecated spellings are on-line and on line. The opposite term is offline.

This was last updated in April 2001

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