English Dictionary
◊ STAND-ALONE
stand-alone
adj : (electronics) capable of operating independently
English Computing Dictionary
◊ STAND-ALONE
stand-alone
Capable of operating without other programs, libraries,
computers, hardware, networks, etc. Exactly what is absent is
presumed to be obvious from context.
"We only run Windows on stand-alone PCs because it's too
dangerous to run it on networked ones."
(1998-02-11)