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
The organization’s online popularity has translated to offline organizing power on college campuses and in hundreds of communities across the country.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
This appears true both offline and online.
—Sarah Stein Lubrano, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
This, Apple says, will result in 27 hours of offline video playback.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The combination means an offline cracking attack can make billions of guesses per second, a thousandfold advantage over the same password hashed by non-Kerberos authentication methods.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
If the deal goes through, Weiss will doubtless bring a similar sensibility to CBS, and to a vastly larger, more offline audience.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Spotify users will be able to set lossless audio listening — which consumes more bandwidth — for Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity, as well as downloads for offline listening.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Since last year, the electricity company has been able to meet only about half the daily demand because of oil shortages and power plants going offline, authorities have said.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
While packing up his items, Arthur realizes Tootles is offline.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
This appears true both offline and online.
—Sarah Stein Lubrano, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
This, Apple says, will result in 27 hours of offline video playback.
—Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The combination means an offline cracking attack can make billions of guesses per second, a thousandfold advantage over the same password hashed by non-Kerberos authentication methods.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
If the deal goes through, Weiss will doubtless bring a similar sensibility to CBS, and to a vastly larger, more offline audience.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2025
Spotify users will be able to set lossless audio listening — which consumes more bandwidth — for Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity, as well as downloads for offline listening.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Since last year, the electricity company has been able to meet only about half the daily demand because of oil shortages and power plants going offline, authorities have said.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
While packing up his items, Arthur realizes Tootles is offline.
—Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Offline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/offline. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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