Word info

dial up

Speech parts

1. dial up - Noun

2. dial up - Adjective

3. dial up - Verb

Meaning

To telephone, to call on the telephone.

To connect a computer to a modem.

To increase the level (of something) by turning a dial, or (figuratively) as if by turning a dial.
These comments are guaranteed to dial up the animosity.

dial-up (not comparable)

(computing, of a connection to a network) Requiring a telephone number to be dialed.
dial-up networking

dial-up (plural dial-ups)

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

dial-up

Examples

I had some personal problems, and I started listening to a lot of radio ministers. I listened every Sunday all day, flipping the dial up and back. So, I heard just about every guy on Sunday. And then I heard Mr. Armstrong, and I said, "Ah, God has finally shown me the one, I guess." Bobby Fischer

A Diebold 1063ix with a dial-up modem visible at the base Cash machines typically connect directly to their host or ATM Controller on either ADSL or dial-up modem over a telephone line or directly on a leased line. Source: Internet

Also new (but available for the original model via software update) was the ability to connect to and share America Online 's dial-up service—a feature unique to Apple base stations. Source: Internet

Also that month, AOL informed its American customers it would be increasing the price of its dial-up access to US$25.90. Source: Internet

Gaza is serviced by four internet service providers that now compete for ADSL and dial-up customers. Source: Internet

In the era of dial-up internet, such passwords were needed to get online, and de Guzman says he could not afford to pay for one. Source: Internet

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