online (also spelled on-line) /; AmE ; / adjective, adverb

(IT )

■ adjective

(about a product or service) available on or done using the Internet or another computer network:

an online bank/retailer/database/bookstore

Free delivery has increased online sales.

a new online recruitment service for employers and job seekers

The course combines classroom training with online learning.

Online shopping is both cheap and convenient.

Some people think of the Web as a gigantic online library.

⇨ OFFLINE

■ adverb (also spelled on line, especially in AmE)

using the Internet or a computer network:

The majority of small businesses now do their banking online.

More and more people are going online to look for jobs.

The company went online

(= had its own website) last year .

⇨ OFFLINE ⇨ LINE noun

❖ to buy/come/go/sell/work online

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