on‧line /ˈɒnlaɪn $ ˈɑːn-, ˈɒːn-/ adjective

1. connected to other computers through the Internet, or available through the Internet Antonym : offline:
All the city’s schools will be online by the end of the year.

2. directly connected to or controlled by a computer Antonym : offline:
an online printer
—online adverb:
The reports are not available online yet.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲