freestanding.
Standing or set apart.
Meaning & usage
Standing or set apart.
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English fre English free English standing English freestanding From free + standing.
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