DSL

DSL

 (dē′ĕs′ĕl′)

n.

Any of various technologies used to create high-bandwidth network connections over standard telephone lines, often in providing internet service to homes.

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[d(igital) s(ubscriber) l(ine).]

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DSL

abbreviation for

(Telecommunications) digital subscriber line

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DSL

Digital Subscriber Line: a technology that allows high-speed transmission of data, audio, and video, usu. over standard telephone lines; a form of broadband transmission.

[1995–2000]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

DSL - a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds digital subscriber line phone line, subscriber line, telephone circuit, telephone line, line - a telephone connection

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Translations

DSL

DSL

(Comput, Internet) abbr of digital subscriber line → DSL nt; DSL connection/operator/service → DSL-Anschluss m → /-Betreiber m → /-Service m

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