Definition of Online or online (computing)

Online or on-line is an English word that is translated into Spanish as online. In computing it means:

• 1 • In telecommunications, on-line (on line) is used to designate a computer or some system that is operational, is turned on and accesses the network without problems.

• 2 • Status of a user when connected to an internet service. For example, when a user is connected to the messenger it is said to be «online» or «on line»; if it is connected to Facebook then it is said to be «online», etc.

• 3 • Sometimes a computer is said to be online when it is turned on.

• 4 • It is said that some content or application is available online (online), when it is necessary to access a network (and especially the Internet) in order to access or view said content. There is no local copy on the computer that we can access, we must resort to a network.

• 4.1 • Online service, services available only online.

• 4.2 • Online advertising.

• 4.3 • Online antivirus.

• 4.4 • Online Community.

• 4.5 • Online auction.

• 4.6 • Online video game.

• 5 • UPS on-line, type of UPS.

Its counterpart is offline.

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