Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - stand-alone

1. A stand-alone business or organization is independent and does not receive financial support from another organization. (BUSINESS) They plan to relaunch it as a stand-alone company. ADJ: ADJ n 2. A stand-alone computer is one that can operate on its own and does not have to be part of a network. (COMPUTING) ...an operating system that can work on networks and stand-alone machines. ADJ: ADJ n