Definition

1. Noun:
   • A generic name for a family of digital telecommunications technologies that provide high-speed data transmission over the traditional copper telephone lines already installed to local subscribers' premises. It allows for simultaneous use of telephone and internet services.

Usage

• Noun:
  • The company offers internet access via a digital subscriber line.
  • A digital subscriber line connection is typically faster than a dial-up modem.

Advanced Usage

• "DSL": This is the standard acronym for digital subscriber line.
  • DSL technology revolutionized home internet access by providing an "always-on" connection.
• "xDSL": A term used to refer to the various types of digital subscriber line services (e.g., ADSL, VDSL, SDSL).
  • The term xDSL covers all the different implementations of digital subscriber line technology.

Variants and Related Words

• DSL (n): The common abbreviation for digital subscriber line.
  • I need to check if DSL is available at my new address.
• Broadband (n): A high-capacity transmission technique using a wide range of frequencies, which includes digital subscriber line as one of its common delivery methods.
  • Common types of broadband include cable, fiber, and digital subscriber line.

Synonyms

• Broadband connection: A high-speed internet connection, which can be delivered via DSL, cable, fiber, etc.
• High-speed internet: A general term for internet services significantly faster than dial-up, often delivered via a digital subscriber line.

Related Phrases

• DSL modem: The device required to connect to a digital subscriber line service.
  • The technician installed a new DSL modem.
• DSL filter: A small device used to prevent interference between voice and data signals on a digital subscriber line.
  • You must plug a DSL filter into every phone jack you use.

Noun

1. a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds