: 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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The blog post that Trump showed Ramaphosa during the White House meeting was published by American Thinker, a conservative online magazine, about conflict and racial tensions in South Africa and Congo.
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Stephanie Burnett, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The goals of the online academy align with the state's educational priorities, and if enrollment and budget goals haven't been met after five years, the program will be discontinued.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Data centers power a variety of services—like hosting cloud services and providing online infrastructure—that aren’t necessarily linked to the energy-intensive activities of AI.
—Molly Taft, Wired News, 22 May 2025
According to the plea agreement, Salinas Valencia ran an online business between August 2023 and August 2024 selling firearms, fentanyl and cocaine in the Orlando area.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2025
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Stephanie Burnett, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The goals of the online academy align with the state's educational priorities, and if enrollment and budget goals haven't been met after five years, the program will be discontinued.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 22 May 2025
Data centers power a variety of services—like hosting cloud services and providing online infrastructure—that aren’t necessarily linked to the energy-intensive activities of AI.
—Molly Taft, Wired News, 22 May 2025
According to the plea agreement, Salinas Valencia ran an online business between August 2023 and August 2024 selling firearms, fentanyl and cocaine in the Orlando area.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2025
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“Online.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/online. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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