Talk:Standalone

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I'm looking for the correct terminology that describes software that doesn't require "installation" to the operating system. For example there are some pieces of software that you can simply copy into a folder and run it, and you can even move said folder around without negatively impacting the functionality of the software (or in a more extreme case, if the software resides on the extended partition of a drive, the operating system itself can be wiped and re-installed without affecting the usability of the software). This is in contrast to software that depends heavily on system integration, such as a shell extension which would be essentially useless if the operating system was not directly made aware of a change in path or if the operating system itself was replaced. It seems like this might be another usage for the term stand-alone but I don't know if there is a better word for it.24.6.99.30 00:26, 7 December 2006 (UTC)