be off the grid



be off the grid

1. To live without one's home connected to municipal utility systems, such as water supply or the main electrical grid. I just need to get enough solar panels installed to disconnect from the city's electricity supply, and then I'll be off the grid.
2. To exist outside of governmental observation; to be untraceable through any means of commerce or communication that could be linked to one's identity. Fearing for his life, the whistle-blower from the intelligence agency was forced to be off the grid for a number of years, eschewing anything that might leave a digital footprint for someone to find.
See also: grid, off

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Evgeniayev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian), eev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian)Greek, Russian, Bulgarian
Euaristos-Ancient Greek
SocratesSAHK-rə-teez (English)Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ashoka-Sanskrit
ÁSdÍS-Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
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