Dial-up

adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A network connection that requires a telephone number to be dialed.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Requiring a telephone number to be dialed. not-comparable

    "dial-up networking"

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"Imogen of the Internet can connect to dial-up BBSes by whistling into a funnel attached to a phone line."

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