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stand-alone

adj, noun — 4 senses

stand-alone

adj

/ˈstænd.əˌləʊn/

Etymology From stand + alone.

1

Operating, functioning, or existing without additions or assistance; independent; able to be separate or separated; not attached to anything.

  • They offer an inexpensive add-on for a computer, or a stand-alone system with all the functions built in.
  • Make sure your music software is stand-alone, too (ie, it doesn’t have to be loaded into a utility—we don’t want to have to mess around with bits of wire or umpteen different programs just to hear your maestropiece).1986 July, “Become a famous composer and appear in ZZAP!”, in Roger Kean, editor, ZZAP! 64, number 15, Ludlow, Shropshire: Newsfield, →OCLC, page 89, column 4:
2

Not part of a series, or not requiring familiarity with that series.

  • a stand-alone sequel

stand-alone

noun

Etymology From stand + alone.

1

Rare A device that can operate on its own, rather than as an accessory for another device.

  • Standalone systems, also known as dedicated systems, are often thought to provide word processing cervices alone. In truth, some standalones — but not all of them — can be used for other functions as well. […] Also, some standalones can only be used for word processing; if you need other computer functions, you can't have them.1985, Carole Boggs Matthews, Martin S. Matthews, Word Processing for the IBM PC and PCjr and Compatible Computers:
2

Broadly Something that is not a part of some series or sequence.

  • Near-synonym: one-off
  • This standalone will delight and draw readers of Christian romantic suspense like […]2014, DiAnn Mills, Firewall:

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