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A distinction might be drawn between programs that run as operating system platform, the plugin code has often been referred to as being stand-alone. A less ambiguous terminology refers to Application and non-application code, since "application" seems to be a commonly-accepted cross-platform term for a program that runs as a separate process and is invoked as a direct result of some user action. The "non-application" code then has to be loaded and run as part of the process context of the "application" code, and there is no ambiguity about which is which. OTHER USAGES In Computer Games , a ''stand-alone game'' is one that can be played without requiring another game to provide most of its operating code (as opposed to an Expansion Pack , which adds to a previous game). In Television Series , a ''stand-alone episode'' is an episode that is unrelated or connected to the broader plots of the show; it "stands alone" and can be watched without having seen the rest of the series, or missed without impacting one's understanding of the series. |
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