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