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standalone topic

[/ˈstændəloʊn ˈtɑːpɪk/]
nounpl: standalone topics
tópico independente
1. A topic or subject that is self-contained and can be understood or presented without requiring reference to other topics or materials
This chapter serves as a standalone topic that readers can study without reading the previous chapters.
Este capítulo funciona como um tópico independente que os leitores podem estudar sem ler os capítulos anteriores.
2. In technical documentation or software, a discrete unit of information that operates independently
Each help file entry is designed as a standalone topic for easy navigation.
Cada entrada do arquivo de ajuda é projetada como um tópico independente para fácil navegação.
Synonyms
independent topicself-contained topicisolated topicautonomous topic
Antonyms
dependent topicrelated topiclinked topic

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
tópico independente
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese technical documentation
Portugal
tópico autónomo
Preferred in European Portuguese, using 'autónomo' instead of 'independente'
Technical contexts
tópico isolado
Used when emphasizing separation from other content

Related Idioms & Phrases

stand on its own
self-contained unit
independent entity
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