"Online" or "on-line" [on-láin] is an anglicism derived from internet usage, with "em linha" being a literal translation of "on-line," rarely used in Portuguese. In French, it's "en ligne" and "hors-ligne"; "en línea" is quite commonly used in Europe, while "online" and "on-line," due to the strong influence of English and anglicisms, are more frequent in Latin American Spanish. "Being online" or "being in line" means "being available live." In the context of a website, it means being available for immediate access to a web page in real time. In instant communication, it means being ready for the immediate transmission of data, whether spoken or written. In the context of another information system, it means being fully operational, according to the functions performed in that network or system. Conversely, being offline (or off-line) represents the unavailability of user access to the network or communication system. In Portuguese, there is also the expression "fora de linha" (off-line), which is used much less frequently. For works such as books, one says "online version" of the internet version, as opposed to the printed and electronic versions, or the CD version, and the printed version. Wikipedia only exists online. Some dictionaries are sold today in a printed version accompanied by a CD. The VOLP (Brazilian Portuguese Vocabulary) exists in printed and online versions. This term was adopted by internet users and became popular with the expansion of data flow through the internet, which occurred from the 1990s onwards. The literal translation of the English term – "na linha" (on the line) – is also used in Portuguese, with a metonymic meaning of being connected to a network or a communications system. The terms also have the clearer meaning of "live," "connected," or "on." Category: Computer terminology Category: Anglicisms