variants
or less commonly off-line
1
: not connected to or served by a system and especially a computer or telecommunications system
One of the servers is offline.
… we suggest you keep a backup of your digital assets in offline storage, too. This storage can provide some cushioning if your online investment disappears in an instant.—
The Denver (Colorado) Post
The Denver (Colorado) Post
also
: done or occurring independently of such a system
our online and offline lives
offline activities/events
Movies and shows can be downloaded via the app for offline viewing. —Dan Auty
Dan Auty 2
of a person
: not available (as for communication) especially by way of the the Internet
She was having computer trouble, she told him, and would be offline for a while.—Mark Warren
Mark Warren
off-line
adverb
Examples of offline in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Encourage real connections Promote offline activities, social events and family time to help teens build stronger emotional ties in the real world.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Children who would once have been spread out among nine different schools now attend School 105 in shifts because so many families are desperate for an offline-school experience.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
Qwen and Microsoft are cloud-based, while Rokid translation can work offline.
—PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Schneider, who frequently comments on politics, is an outspoken critic of the Democratic Party and of vaccine mandates, and had more than 2 million followers at the time his account went offline.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
That translates to about 56 hours offline every month.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Others, like Kansas's, have gone offline.
—Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Investigations ultimately found that the outage's cause was gas and coal plants that were forced offline because of freezing temperatures.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
According to the area technical manager, the Ya Bridge project stood out for its use of digital twins and offline programming combined with laser and hybrid welding techniques.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Children who would once have been spread out among nine different schools now attend School 105 in shifts because so many families are desperate for an offline-school experience.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
Qwen and Microsoft are cloud-based, while Rokid translation can work offline.
—PC Magazine, 17 Oct. 2025
Schneider, who frequently comments on politics, is an outspoken critic of the Democratic Party and of vaccine mandates, and had more than 2 million followers at the time his account went offline.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
That translates to about 56 hours offline every month.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Others, like Kansas's, have gone offline.
—Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Investigations ultimately found that the outage's cause was gas and coal plants that were forced offline because of freezing temperatures.
—Julia Simon, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025
According to the area technical manager, the Ya Bridge project stood out for its use of digital twins and offline programming combined with laser and hybrid welding techniques.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Offline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offline. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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