stand-alone
adjective[before noun]
(alsostandalone)uk/ˈstænd.əˌləʊn/us/ˈstænd.əˌloʊn/used to refer to acomputerthat canoperateonitsown, without beingconnectedto anetwork(= anumberofcomputersconnectedtogether):
At firstpersonalcomputerswere standaloneunitsonemployees'desks.
Theseconcernsareparticularlyimportantwhensearchesinvolvecomplicatedcomputernetworks(asopposedto stand-alonePCs).
used to refer toelectronicequipmentthatexistsas asingledevice,ratherthan beingcombinedin anotherdevice:
Small orhomeofficesoften don't havespacefor stand-aloneprinters,scanners,faxmachines, orcopiers, so they end up with a multifunctiondevice.
With standaloneDVDrecorders,mediaspeedis lesscritical, since yourecordtelevisioninrealtime.
used to refer tocomputersoftwarethatworksonitsown, with nohelpfrom theinternetor any othercomputerprocess:
An end-userapplicationis stand-alonesoftwarethatinstallsdirectlyon the user'ssystem.
Some of theappsareinferiorversionsof the company's standaloneprograms.
used to refer to abusinessororganizationthat is notpartof alargerone:
Baylor is one of only nine stand-alonemedicalschoolsin theUnitedStates.
Themovewouldbreakup thefirm,leavingitscorporateconsultancyas a standaloneentity.
used to refer to something that is notpartof a set orseries(= a set ofbooks,broadcasts,films, etc. on the samesubjector using the samecharacters):
He has written a few stand-alonenovelsand acoupleofseries.
Computer concepts
- 3-D printing
- adaptive learning
- additive manufacturing
- addy
- aeroplane mode
- backup
- bulletin board
- capture
- configuration
- importation
- information age
- information security
- information superhighway
- infosec
- scan
- transcode
- transcoding
- Trojan horse
- tuple
- Turing Machine
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Unaided and working alone
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Separateness and isolation in space