online

Definition

  • adjective: connected to a computer, a computer network, or the Internet
  • adjective: connected to, served by, or available through a system and especially a computer or telecommunications system (as the Internet)
  • synonyms: connected, current, machine-accessible

Examples

  • I went 'online' to do a search for information about new cars.

  • He likes to engage in 'online' chats/discussions.

  • She spends a lot of her free time 'online'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Anderson, don't talk out loud. You lower the IQ of the whole street. We can do much more than that. It's a smartphone, it's got GPS. Which means if you lose it, you can locate it online. She's leading us to the man who killed her. - Unless he got rid of it. - We know he didn't. (..)
    2010 TvShow: Sherlock Title: A Study in Pink Season: 1 Episode 1