offline
Not connected to the internet or another computer network.
EXAMPLE
Ich muss den Artikel jetzt speichern, da ich im Zug offline sein werde.
I need to save the article now because I'll be offline on the train.
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Meanings
offline
Figuratively: taking place in the real world, not in the digital space.
EXAMPLE
Lass uns das Thema nicht per E-Mail klären, sondern uns morgen offline treffen.
Let's not sort out this topic by email, but meet offline tomorrow.
Usage tips
Use in a sentence
As an adjective, 'offline' is almost always used predicatively (after a verb like 'sein' (to be)) or as an adverb. It is normally not declined before a noun.
EXAMPLE
Mein Computer ist gerade offline.
My computer is offline right now.
English origin
The word 'offline' was borrowed directly from English. It literally means that you are separated 'von der Leitung' (off the line), meaning you have no connection to the network.
EXAMPLE
Ich speichere die Datei lokal, damit ich sie auch offline bearbeiten kann.
I'm saving the file locally so that I can also edit it offline.
Typical collocations
In the meaning 'reale Welt' (real world), 'offline' is often combined with verbs of meeting and communication. Typical phrases are 'sich offline treffen' (to meet offline), 'etwas offline besprechen' (to discuss something offline), or 'jemanden offline kennenlernen' (to get to know someone offline).
EXAMPLE
Nach monatelangem Chatten haben sie sich endlich offline getroffen.
After months of chatting, they finally met offline.
Compare with
offline vs lokal
local
In software, „lokal“ means that data or processes remain on the device itself. „Offline“ means that there is no connection to the internet or another network. Something can therefore be lokal and still online; „offline“ only fits when there is no network connection.
offline
Die App funktioniert auch offline, wenn der Laptop keine Netzwerkverbindung hat.
The app also works offline when the laptop has no network connection.
lokal
Die App speichert die Datei lokal auf dem Laptop, obwohl er mit dem Internet verbunden ist.
The app saves the file locally on the laptop, even though it is connected to the internet.
In real life
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