stand alone
/ˈstænd əˌloʊn/
adjective
- Designed to operate independently without being connected to or dependent on other things.
- The software can run as a stand-alone application or as part of a suite.
- This is a stand-alone printer that doesn't need a computer to work.
- They built a stand-alone cabin in the woods with its own solar power.
- Existing or functioning separately from other similar things; independent.
- The company's stand-alone division operates without interference from headquarters.
- The movie is a stand-alone story, not part of a series.
- Each chapter can be read as a stand-alone essay.
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