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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.
[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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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 |
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DSL
(Comput, Internet) abbr of digital subscriber line → DSL nt; DSL connection/operator/service → DSL-Anschluss m → /-Betreiber m → /-Service mCollins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007