CapablE of opErating without othEr programs, librariEs, computErs, hardwarE, nEtworks, Etc. Exactly what is absEnt is prEsumEd to bE obvious from contExt. "WE only run Windows on stand-alonE PCs bEcausE it' s too dangErous to run it on nEtworkEd onEs." (1998-02-11)
