onlineon‧line /ˈɒnlaɪn $ ˈɑːn-, ˈɒːn-/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective 
Examples
All the city’s schools will be online by the end of the year.2directly connected to or controlled by a computer OPP offline: an online printer—online adverb: The reports are not available online yet.
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- online banking
- I'll just go online and look up her address.
- Before downloading any beta software, check the appropriate Usenet news group or online service forum for possible complaints about the software.
- Kick Media's network will include major branded magazine, movie, retail, online games, clothing and speciality shop sites.
- Perhaps you already are an online devotee, a chatroom habitue.
- Some of this material can be found elsewhere in a growing number of online resources related to trade.
- The online journal of current clinical trials, a scientific electronic journal, is to be launched this month.
- There are two possible explanations: the online environment either created a new demand or stimulated an existing inherent need.
- These features which have been originally built into online systems to improve system performance are of considerable instructional value to searchers.
- This is just another unfortunate blip in the evolution of online services.
Longman Language Activatorthe Internet and places on the Internet► (the) Internet/(the) Net
Collocations a network of computer connections that allows computer users around the world to exchange information: · The Internet makes it possible for people all over the world to keep in touch.· In theory, the Net should make things quicker, but that isn't always the case.on the Internet/Net: · She spends nearly all her free time on the Internet.· The couple met on the Internet.Internet/Net access: · The city's libraries provide free Internet access.
► e- also E- used to form words that relate to activities involving use of the Internet, especially those connected with business. : · E-commerce was then seen as a booming economic area.
► cyber- used to form words that relate to activities involving the use of computers, especially the Internet: · Cyber-crime, for example the fraudulent use of credit cards on the net, presents particular problems for the police.· He seems to spend all his time in cyberspace!
► dotcom relating to a company whose business involves the Internet: · The business world was shaken by the huge drop in dotcom shares. · dotcom jobs
► web site a place on the Internet where you can find information about a particular company, organization, or person: · Visit our website on www.stellamary.UK.
► web page one of the areas you can go to on a website: · Do you want me to print off this web page?
► home page the first place you go to on a website: · You can reach all the other pages on a website from its home page.
► chat room an area on the Internet where people can talk to each other by sending messages that can be read or heard immediately: · Children should be taught to be careful about who they talk to in chat rooms.
► link/hyperlink writing or pictures on a web page which you can click on if you want to immediately go to another website or to another web page on the same website: · For more info, click on this link.
► search engine a computer program that helps you find information on the Internet: · This search engine will only find sites that originate in Europe.
► browser a program, such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator, that allows you to find and read documents on the Internet: · My browser really is incredibly slow.
► FAQ, faq frequently asked question(s); on websites, a list of questions that users often ask about the website, and answers to them: · Before e-mailing us, it might be advisable to click on FAQ first.
► online connected to other computers through the Internet, or available through the Internet: go online: · I'll just go online and look up her address.
► hit an occasion when someone uses a website, a web page, or part of a web page. Companies count the number of hits their websites, advertisements, etc receive to find out how well they are doing: · The official World Cup web-site scored a record number of hits last week.
WORD SETS► Computersaccess, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► book online
1connected to other computers through the Internet, or available through the Internet OPP offline: (=on the Internet)· It’s much easier to book tickets online.
► an online chat (=one had with someone over the internet)· With MSN you can have an online chat with your friends.
► an online dictionary (=one you can use on the Internet)· There are plenty of online dictionaries available free on the Internet.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► access· Around 80 finance users required online access alongside an additional 200 cost-centre managers.
► auction· There are millions of goods for sale in thousands of categories across hundreds of online auctions.
► bank· Three people have been arrested after Britain's first alleged attempted online bank robbery was thwarted.· Egg, the online bank, last month boasted of continued high growth in new customers.· As a result, more than 4m people have online bank accounts.
► broker· These provide the contact details and an indication of charges for more than 20 online brokers.· Instead, online brokers will emerge as intermediaries.
► business· Has this neglect of basic business principles destroyed the credibility of all online business ventures?· The list profiled 30 online business-to-business leaders.· The main targets would be large corporations with online business-to-business activities.· Verio will also provide customers with a comprehensive range of productivity-enhancing managed services needed to run their online business effectively.· This is a strategically important move in the development of our online business in the teenage market.· In the other five companies, the planning department makes a greater use of online business information services than any other department.· McKesson expects to retain most of the 2,200 workers employed in the online business.
► catalogue· The online catalogue has exposed obstacles to effective retrieval which library and catalogue users have faced all along in previous manual systems.· The online catalogue was a spin-off which did not stem from any desire to serve the user better.· Almost all of them were familiar with some online catalogue.
► catalogues· Most online catalogues and some online hosts provide this facility.· How can we then account for the high occurrence of subject searches on online catalogues?· User satisfaction is another criterion which may provide a more global measure to evaluate interactive online catalogues.· With automated bibliographic files and online catalogues, browsing has also been applied to searching in computer systems.· Those who initially questioned whether or not the online catalogues were in fact catalogues may have recognized the difference in essence.· Second, many online catalogues do not provide search functions which are powerful or flexible enough to permit exhaustive or precise searching.· In implementing today's online catalogues, librarians are having to make complex decisions about catalogue user behaviour and needs.
► chat· This led to a new kind of online chat service with the generic name of instant messaging.
► database· Companies were also asked whether they accessed information held on online databases.· It is a huge, detailed, online database of construction products.· Gateways are available to online databases such as Profile and Kompass to support project work and research.· The first commercial online databases appeared in 1967 and since then the industry has grown slowly.· An online database, the electronic equivalent of Biological Abstracts.· Using online databases may not be the best method for assessing research activity.· This is supplemented by the department's own financial analyses which it puts on to its own financial online database.· All this makes the following statements promoting recent seminars on online database systems not only misguided, but silly!
► information· The objectives for instruction in online information retrieval have been outlined above.· The source of online information, however, is often hard to identify.· During the last ten years there has been a rapid growth in availability of computer-based online information retrieval systems.· D., a provider of online information, lost 3. 0 million pounds on revenues of 9. 6 million.· The growth in computer-based online information retrieval has been accompanied by an ever-increasing number of promotion, training and education courses.· Early evaluation studies were directed towards the use of specific media - introductory MEDIATRON-multimedia programmes for online information retrieval.· In all cases they considered the limitations of online information specific to their own needs to be a major deficiency.
► presence· If a shop doesn't offer secure purchasing, it's not serious about its online presence.
► retailer· Existing companies-bookstores, for example-are taking defensive action against online retailers.· Shipping costs can cut deeply into the discounts offered by online retailers.· Downloadable versions went on sale for £8.17-£1.73 less than the printed paperback-at online retailers including Waterstone's.· But what does an online retailer want with a journalist like Benson?· Currently only 9 per cent of frauds reported by online retailers to the police lead to a prosecution.
► service· If you have an older computer with a slower modem, stick with an online service.· In addition to disc based, off-line systems, there may well be demands for multimedia online services too.· The Internet is: A.. An online service.· In general this is obtained by undertaking a survey through the online services.· That also applies to those who subscribe to an online service and have outgrown it.· The service also makes substantial use of non-book materials, running a successful online service for which a charge is made.· The Palo Alto startup is quietly developing an online service that will help businesses and consumers choose and manage health plans.
► system· For example, some types of multimedia applications will involve online systems which combine live television information with other digital data.· These features which have been originally built into online systems to improve system performance are of considerable instructional value to searchers.· In this field, online systems are not merely desirable.· However, multimedia may also be utilised to make online systems more friendly.
► user· An attempt has therefore been made to formulate goals and objectives for online user education from this point of view.· All three of these types of goals and objectives are involved in online user education.
► world· News Corp officials also emphasise that the company's moves both in and out of the online world have been modest.· For Richard Goldman, the online world is no mere diversion.· The International Trademark Association argued that this safeguard is essential to keep order in the online world.· That scenario also is a good way to think about the online world.· We are now looking forward to doing the same in the online world.
All the city’s schools will be online by the end of the year.2directly connected to or controlled by a computer OPP offline: an online printer—online adverb: The reports are not available online yet.