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Adjective: online  'ón,lIn [N. Amer], ón'lIn [Brit]
  1. Available over the Internet; accessible or performed through digital means
    "The company offers both online and in-store shopping options";
    - on-line
     
  2. Connected to a computer network or accessible by computer
    "an online database";
    - on-line
     
  3. On a regular route of a railway, bus or airline system
    "online industries";
    - on-line
     
  4. Being in progress now
    "online editorial projects";
    - on-line
Adverb: online  'ón,lIn [N. Amer], ón'lIn [Brit]
  1. Using the internet; connected to or available by computer
    "She attended the meeting online from her home office"; "The form can be completed online"

See also: connected, current, machine-accessible

Encyclopedia: Online