dsl
noun
Simple meaning
High-speed internet provided over phone lines to homes
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
deeehsehlSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdiˈɛˈsɛl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
electronics
A generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
electronics
A family of technologies that provides digital data transmission over the wires of a local telephone network. Often, this notion is used for the Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL), the most commonly installed technical variety of DSL.
UKeducation
Initialism of designated safeguarding lead.
programming
A programming or specification language that is dedicated to a particular problem domain, a particular problem representation or solution technique.
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This meaning: A generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
Used this way, dsl is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technology contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Technology
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