freestanding
adjEtymology From free + standing.
1
Standing or set apart.
- Near-synonyms: isolated, insulated, detached, individuated, separated
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a freestanding bell tower.
2
Not attached to anything.
3
Not supported by or on anything; independent.
- a freestanding hospital not associated with any university medical school
4
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences Of a computer program: that runs directly on a computer's hardware, without being managed by an operating system.
- Freestanding C programs do not need to have a main function.1989, Rex Jaeschke, Mastering Standard C: A Self-Paced Training Workbook for Modern C Language, Horsham, P.A.: Professional Press, →ISBN, page 349:
- Antonyms
- nonfreestanding
- Derived terms
- nonfreestanding