off-line

Off-line describes something not connected to or operating through a computer network, especially the internet.

The term emerged when being online meant actively connected to a central system.

Off-line can describe equipment The printer is off-line, activities off-line storage, or states of being Let's take this discussion off-line.

That last use has spread to mean handling something privately or separately from the main conversation, even without any technology involved: We should talk about your performance off-line.

Also spelled offline.