What is the difference between generator and online?
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One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.
# (chemistry) An apparatus in which vapour or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort etc.
# (music) The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- see also generating tone.
# (mathematics) An element of a group that is used in the presentation of the group: one of the elements from which the others can be inferred with the given relators.
# (geometry) One of the lines of a ruled surface; more generally, an element of some family of linear spaces.
# (programming) A subordinate piece of code which, given some initial parameters will generate multiple output values on request.
A piece of apparatus, equipment, etc, to convert or change energy from one form to another.
# Especially, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Describes a system which is connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.
# Describes a generator or power plant which is connected to the grid.
# Describes a computer which is connected to the Internet or to some other communications service – i.e., not simply with the cable plugged in, but has established a connection to a larger network (e.g., by dialing up).
Available over, or delivered from, the Internet.
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Connected to the Internet.
Available on a computer system, even if not networked.
Describes a system that is active, particularly building facilities (such as power) or a factory or power plant.
As a noun generator
is one who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.As an adjective online is
describes a system which is connected (generally electrically) to a larger network.As an adverb online is
describes actions performed over the Internet.generator
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(en noun)Antonyms
* (one which generates) extinguisheronline
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(wikipedia online)Alternative forms
* on-lineAdjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=In America alone, people spent $170 billion on “direct marketing”—junk mail of both the physical and electronic varieties—last year. Yet of those who received unsolicited adverts through the post, only 3% bought anything as a result. If the bumf arrived electronically, the take-up rate was 0.1%. And for online adverts the “conversion” into sales was a minuscule 0.01%.}}