: connected to, served by, or available through a system and especially a computer or telecommunications system (such as the Internet)
an online database
also
: done while connected to such a system
online shopping
online games
online searching
online
adverb
Examples of online in a Sentence
The city libraries are all online.
He likes to engage in online chats.
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This basic concept goes by many different names in the AI literature: continual learning, lifelong learning, incremental learning, online learning.
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Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
But since misogynistic online communities aren’t localized, the discourse has spread to encompass dozens of countries and their specific attempts — or lack thereof — to counter radicalization.
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The four-episode series sees Cooper play a young, disturbed boy who’s online habits have turned deadly.
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The North Carolina Forest Service's online wildfire public viewer indicated three active fires in Polk County, with the two largest spanning between 1.7 square miles (4.4 square kilometers) to 1.9 square miles (4.9 square kilometers).
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Rob Toews, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
But since misogynistic online communities aren’t localized, the discourse has spread to encompass dozens of countries and their specific attempts — or lack thereof — to counter radicalization.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
The four-episode series sees Cooper play a young, disturbed boy who’s online habits have turned deadly.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
The North Carolina Forest Service's online wildfire public viewer indicated three active fires in Polk County, with the two largest spanning between 1.7 square miles (4.4 square kilometers) to 1.9 square miles (4.9 square kilometers).
—Associated Press, TIME, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Online.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/online. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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