freestanding

See also: free-standing

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Etymology

From free +‎ standing.

Adjective

freestanding (not comparable)

  1. Standing or set apart.
    The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a freestanding bell tower.
  2. Not attached to anything.
  3. Not supported by or on anything.
  4. (programming) Of a computer program: that runs directly on a computer's hardware, without being managed by an operating system.
    Synonym: stand-alone
    • 1989, Rex Jaeschke, Mastering Standard C: A Self-Paced Training Workbook for Modern C Language, Horsham, P.A.: Professional Press, →ISBN, page 349:
      Freestanding C programs do not need to have a main function.

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