away vs online

away

adv
  • In or to a secure or out-of-the-way place. 

  • From a state or condition of being; out of existence. 

  • From a place, hence. 

  • On; in continuance; without intermission or delay. 

  • Without restraint. 

  • Aside, so as to discard something. 

  • Aside; off; in another direction. 

  • In or to something's usual or proper storage place. 

  • So as to remove or use up something. 

  • Come away; go away; take away. 

  • At a stated distance in time or space. 

verb
  • To depart; to go to another place. 

intj
  • come on!; go on! 

adj
  • At a specified distance in space, time, or figuratively. 

  • Being the player whose ball lies farthest from the hole (or, in disc golf, whose disc lies farthest from the target). 

  • Not on one's home territory. 

  • Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation. 

  • Out. 

online

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

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

adj
  • Available over, or delivered from, the Internet. 

  • Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service. 

  • Connected to the Internet. 

  • Available on a computer system, even if not networked. 

  • Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid. 

  • Of a system: active, particularly building facilities (such as power) or a factory or power plant. 

  • Immersed in Internet culture. (Usually modified by an intensifier such as extremely or terminally) 

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