offline

adjective

off·​line ˈȯf-ˈlīn 

variants or less commonly off-line

1

: not connected to or served by a system and especially a computer or telecommunications system

One of the servers is offline.

… we suggest you keep a backup of your digital assets in offline storage, too. This storage can provide some cushioning if your online investment disappears in an instant.

—The Denver (Colorado) Post

also : done or occurring independently of such a system

our online and offline lives

offline activities/events

Movies and shows can be downloaded via the app for offline viewing.

—Dan Auty

2

of a person : not available (as for communication) especially by way of the the Internet

She was having computer trouble, she told him, and would be offline for a while.

—Mark Warren

off-line adverb

Examples of offline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Then, create a communication plan that consistently presents your differentiators across all your online and offline professional settings—through LinkedIn, networking, meetings, and events. —William Arruda, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025

Keep your heart open to the possibility of new connections, both online and offline. —Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025

Paywall-free reading of new articles and over a century of archives Unlock access to iOS/Android apps to save editions for offline reading Six issues a year in print and online, plus audio articles Already a subscriber? —Anton Grushetskyi, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024

Wellness is also going offline, with Dr. Choulet predicting that teens’ focus on skincare routines will continue to be immensely popular. —Melissa Willets, Parents, 24 Dec. 2024

The websites of government agencies and a major power company were offline after the earthquake, and the Australian High Commission said that its communication systems in Vanuatu had been affected. —Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2024

There may be an offline component to this campaign as well. —Joshua Keating, Vox, 16 Dec. 2024

As well as creating vast online revenues, the new surge in interest in Pikachu and his fellow cast of characters is spilling over into the offline world. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Asia, 18 Dec. 2024

In 2017, Alibaba took Intime private to speed the e-commerce giant’s offline retail footprint as the explosive growth of online sales began to slow. —Denni Hu, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

offline

adjective

off·​line

ˈȯ-ˈflīn

1

: not connected to or controlled by a computer

an offline printer

2

: not available (as for communication) especially by way of the Internet

she was offline all day

off-line adverb