A computer connected to the Internet back to top Being online means being connected to another computer, presumably via phone line When you log onto your ISP for Internet access, you are online When you log onto AOL you are also online A computer that is active on a network can also be said to be online Another meaning is the status of an Internet server: when online, its network connection is live, and authorized users can access its resources A printer can also be online; in this instance, it will accept data from its host computer being connected to another computer or computer network When you connect to the Internet, you are online Being connected to the Internet or another computer This term refers to being connected to the Internet You are online right now Often people will say they are online meaning they have access to the Internet and have an e-mail address, but may not necessarily be connected to the Internet at that moment Connected You are online if you are working on your computer while it is connected to another computer Your printer is online if it is connected to your computer and ready to accept data being connected to another computer, presumably via phone line When you log onto your ISP for Internet access, you are online A computer that is active on a network can also be said to be online A printer can also be online; in this instance, it will accept datafrom its host computer Describes a system which is connected (generally electrically) to a larger network Describes actions performed over the internet Available over the internet Actions performed when you are connected to another computer Connected to or accessible via a computer or computer network Connected to a network or computer P Return to top The time during which your computer is actively connected to the World Wide Web The state of being connected to the Internet You are connected to the internet Online is the generally accepted term for being connected to the World Wide Web via the Internet When you connect to the Internet, you are online or live Connected to the Internet A term that has commonly come to mean "connected to the Internet" It also is used to refer to materials stored on a computer (e g , an online newsletter) or to a device like a printer that is ready to accept commands from a computer If a company goes online, its services become available on the Internet. the first bank to go online. an online shopping centre. an online catalogue If you are online, your computer is connected to the Internet. Compare offline. You can chat to other people who are online. Online is also an adverb. the cool stuff you find online. on line: see line when you are connected to the Internet you are online You are connected by dial-up, DSL or cable to the Internet (Some companies may have more powerful connections ) Having access to the Internet Often people will say they are online meaning they have access to the Internet and have an e-mail address, but may not necessarily be connected to the Internet at that moment Having access to the Internet You are online right now Often people will say they are online meaning they have access to the Internet and have an e-mail address, but may not necessarily be connected to the Internet at that moment 1 Residing on a computer <<I have NW and about 30 megabytes of the Society's literature online in ASCII format >> 2 Connected by computers, especially by means of a network <<Thousands of brothers are able to carry on running dialogues by coming online via the Internet or BBSs >> 3 Metaphorically connected, with all faculties operating properly <<It takes a couple of cups of coffee in the morning for most pioneers to come completely online >> Relating to devices that are electronically connected to the Internet Generally an online device is treated as if it were an integral part of the Internet Pertaining to computer equipment connected to and interacting with a functioning computer system Any activity undertaken while your computer is connected to another computer or network Most often used in connection with activities undertaken while connected to the Internet (Computers) connected, connected to another computer or to the Internet; available through the Internet