come online

Begin operating digitally

To come online is to become connected, active, or operational.

Originally a computing term for establishing a network connection, it now applies broadly: a new factory comes online when it starts production, a power plant comes online when it begins generating electricity.

Someone who comes online joins a virtual meeting or becomes available digitally.

launch

go live

Activate for public use

initialize · rollout · startup · commence · debut · premiere · unveil · introduce · kickoff · inaugurate

connect

internet

Interconnected computer systems

access · server · bandwidth · router · modem · broadband · ethernet · ISP · signal · connectivity

Opposites
operational status

come onlineshut down

Cease to operate

power down · go down · switch off · turn off · go dark

system lifecycle

come onlineshut down

Cease to operate

wind down · phase out · sunset · disappear · cease to exist

connectivity

come onlinedisconnect

To break a connection

go down · drop off · sign off · log off · drop out

Family

come, online, comes, came, coming, comer, comers, outcome, outcomes

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G