dial-up
[ dahy-uh l-uhp, dahyl- ]
/ ˈdaɪ əlˌʌp, ˈdaɪl- /
adjective Computers.
relating to or denoting a type of computer data transmission encoded in audio format and transmitted through a telephone call to an Internet service provider: A dial-up connection to the Internet is too slow to play most online video games.
Origin of dial-up
adj. use of verb phrase
dial up
historical usage of dial-up
See
Internet.
Words nearby dial-up
dial,
dial down,
dial gauge,
dial tone,
dial train,
dial-up,
dial.,
dialect,
dialect atlas,
dialect geography,
dialectal
Example sentences from the Web for dial-up
Some people are using landline connections and dial-up modems to call ISPs in other countries and get onto the Internet.