freestanding
adjEtymology
From free + standing.
Definitions
Standing or set apart.
- Near-synonyms: isolated, insulated, detached, individuated, separated
- The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a freestanding bell tower.
Not attached to anything.
Not supported by or on anything.
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Of a computer program
Of a computer program: that runs directly on a computer's hardware, without being managed by an operating system.
- Freestanding C programs do not need to have a main function.
The neighborhood
- antonymnonfreestandingantonym(s) of “all senses”
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at freestanding. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at freestanding. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at freestanding
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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