"dial-up" meaning in English

See dial-up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} dial-up (not comparable)
  1. (computing, of a connection to a network) Requiring a telephone number to be dialed. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-dial-up-en-adj-KOGpE2J~ Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English retronyms, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 59 41 Disambiguation of English retronyms: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 62 38 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dialup

Noun

Forms: dial-ups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dial-up (plural dial-ups)
  1. (computing) A network connection that requires a telephone number to be dialed. Categories (topical): Computing Related terms: always-on, dial-in
    Sense id: en-dial-up-en-noun-Ra5fqscm Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: dialup

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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