Online Definition–adjective | 1. | operating under the direct control of, or connected to, a main computer. | | 2. | connected by computer to one or more other computers or networks, as through a commercial electronic information service or the Internet. | | 3. | of or denoting a business that transmits electronic information over telecommunications lines: an on-line bookstore. | | 4. | available or operating on a computer or computer network: an on-line dictionary. | | 5. | by means of or using a computer: on-line shopping. | | 6. | Radio. (of a network) supplying affiliated stations with all or a substantial part of their programming. | | 7. | Television. of or pertaining to the final editing of a videotaped program. | | 8. | done or accomplished while in operation or active ser
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Learning Definition–noun | 1. | knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application. | | 2. | the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill. | | 3. | Psychology. the modification of behavior through practice, training, or experience. | |
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