off-line
(Or "offline")
1. Not directly connected to the computer (e.g., an off-line
{tape drive}), or with connection suspended ("take the
{printer} off-line").
Contrast {background}, {on-line}.
2. Not now or not here. "Let's take this discussion
off-line." Specifically used on {Usenet} to suggest that a
discussion be moved off a public {newsgroup} to {e-mail}.
See also {off-line world}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1996-02-02)