freestanding

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

Etymology: From free + standing.

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; independent.
“a freestanding hospital not associated with any university medical school”
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.”