unconnected

unconnected
off-line off-line adj. 1. (Computers) Not connected; -- of computers or computer peripherals normally connected or intended to be connected to other computers by a communications line; as, we can't print the document because the printer is off-line. [Narrower terms: {disconnected, not ready, off}; {unconnected ] {on-line}

Syn: offline, off line(predicate). [WordNet 1.5]

2. Hence: (fig.) Outside of or after a meeting or formal discussion; as, we can discuss the details off-line; -- a term used at meetings and conferences to suggest postponing detailed discussion of a topic so as not to occupy the time of a large group most of whom may not be interested. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • unconnected — I adjective absonant, alien, apart, broken, collateral, desultory, detached, disconnected, discontinued, discontinuous, disengaged, disjoined, disjunctive, disparate, distinct, disunited, divided, foreign, gratuitous, inapposite, incongruous,… …   Law dictionary

  • unconnected — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not joined together or to something else. 2) not associated or linked in a sequence …   English terms dictionary

  • unconnected — [un΄kə nek′tid] adj. 1. not connected; separate 2. disconnected; incoherent …   English World dictionary

  • unconnected — un|con|nect|ed [ˌʌnkəˈnektıd] adj if two events, facts, or situations are unconnected, they are not related to each other in any way ▪ The murders are probably unconnected. unconnected with/to ▪ Wolf s work is completely unconnected to the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unconnected — [[t]ʌ̱nkəne̱ktɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ with/to n If one thing is unconnected with another or the two things are unconnected, the things are not related to each other in any way. She was known to have had personal problems unconnected with her… …   English dictionary

  • unconnected — un|con|nect|ed [ ,ʌnkə nektəd ] adjective 1. ) not related to each other: a series of unconnected accidents unconnected to/with: Her question was unconnected to anything they had been discussing. 2. ) not joined to a system, for example in order… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • unconnected — adjective 1) the ground wire was unconnected Syn: detached, disconnected, loose Ant: attached 2) unconnected tasks Syn: unrelated, dissociated, separate, independent …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • unconnected — UK [ˌʌnkəˈnektɪd] / US [ˌʌnkəˈnektəd] adjective 1) not related to each other a series of unconnected accidents unconnected to/with: Her question was unconnected to anything they had been discussing. 2) not joined to a system, for example in order …   English dictionary

  • unconnected — unconnectedly, adv. unconnectedness, n. /un keuh nek tid/, adj. 1. not connected; not joined together or attached: an unconnected wire. 2. lacking coherence: an unconnected account of the accident. [1730 40; UN 1 + CONNECTED] * * * …   Universalium

  • unconnected — adjective a) not connected or joined The light wouldnt work because the cable was unconnected. b) confused or disconnected He talked in an unconnected series of short sentences …   Wiktionary

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