dial-up

See also: dialup and dial up

English

Alternative forms

• dialup

Adjective

dial-up (not comparable)

1. (computing, of a connection to a network) Requiring a telephone number to be dialed.

   dial-up networking

   • 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:

     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.

Noun

dial-up (plural dial-ups)

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

See also

• always-on
• dial-in

Anagrams

• laid up, uplaid