online

Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.

Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.

Is this modem online?

Available over, or delivered from, the Internet.

In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%.

The online world was meant to be an open system but has become dominated by huge corporations.

Connected to the Internet.

I'll be online tonight, so I'll be able to reply to your email.

Available on a computer system, even if not networked.

Press the F1 key to access the online help.

The program comes with an online manual, supplied on compact disc.

While online; while in a running or active state, or connected to the Internet.

He works online.

Well, things are getting pretty serious right now. I mean, we chat online for, like, two hours every day so I guess you could say things are gettin' pretty serious.

To bring (a system, etc.) online; to promote to an active or running state.

The output in Listing 8-2 shows your disk group status prior to onlining the disks, the commands to online your disks, and the status after onlining.