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offline

adjective
adjective
BrE BrE//ˌɒfˈlaɪn//
; NAmE NAmE//ˌɔːfˈlaɪn//
, NAmE//ˌɑːfˈlaɪn//
(computing) Using the Internet
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  • not directly controlled by or connected to a computer or to the Internet For offline orders, call this number. See related entries: Using the Internet
    • Idioms
    take something offline
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    to talk about something on a later occasion, perhaps because it does not interest the other people who are present at a meeting Could you two take that offline so we can move onto the other items on the agenda? See related entries: Using the Internet
    See offline in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic EnglishSee offline in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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