: connected to, served by, or available through a system and especially a computer or telecommunications system (such as the Internet)
an online database
also
: done while connected to such a system
online shopping
online games
online searching
online
adverb
Examples of online in a Sentence
The city libraries are all online.
He likes to engage in online chats.
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After being lured into fighting by social media, prospective foreign volunteers have to fill out an online application before being contacted for an interview.
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Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The European Commission said Google favored its own online display services, giving its ad exchange, AdX, a central role in the adtech supply chain.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
What seems to be at the heart of this latest dispute is publishing royalties for digital exploitation, meaning online sales or streaming.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
OpenAI Sam Altman was also there, but his online sparring partner, Elon Musk, did not get an invite, The Hill reports.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
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Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
The European Commission said Google favored its own online display services, giving its ad exchange, AdX, a central role in the adtech supply chain.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
What seems to be at the heart of this latest dispute is publishing royalties for digital exploitation, meaning online sales or streaming.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
OpenAI Sam Altman was also there, but his online sparring partner, Elon Musk, did not get an invite, The Hill reports.
—PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Online.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/online. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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