adjective
1. on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system
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on-line industries
• Syn: ↑online
• Ant: ↑off-line
• Topics: ↑transportation, ↑shipping, ↑transport
2. connected to a computer network or accessible by computer
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an on-line database
• Syn: ↑online
• Ant: ↑off-line
• Similar to: ↑machine-accessible, ↑connected
• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing
3. being in progress now
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on-line editorial projects
• Syn: ↑online
• Similar to: ↑current
Useful english dictionary. 2012.