An item on the user’s My Status menu that can be selected while signed in to make it appear to other users that he or she is currently away.
— Computer ScienceAn item on the user’s Status menu. A user can select this status to indicate that they are not actively using their computer.
— Computer ScienceThe status that appears when a user is elsewhere than at their computer. The Away status can be selected manually when the user plans to be away, or automatically when the user has been away.
— Computer Science