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dial-up en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of a connection to a network) Requiring a telephone number to be dialed.
    • In dial-up networking, both your PC and the remote system run network-protocol (called TCP/IP) software. When your PC dials up and sets up a communication path, the network protocols exchange data packets over that dial-up connection. 2004, Naba Barkakati, “Setting Up Dial-Up Networking”, in Red Hat Fedora Linux 2 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 285:
    • dial-up networking

Forms

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dial-up en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A network connection that requires a telephone number to be dialed.

Forms

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Relateds

dial-in · always-on

Translations (2)

es red de acceso telefónico (Translations) · es conexión por línea conmutada (Translations)