dial-up
adjective
: relating to or being a standard telephone line used for computer communications
also
: accessible via a standard telephone line
a dial-up Internet provider
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The teardown included jettisoning some of Yahoo’s advertising technology, selling publishers such as TechCrunch and Rivals and closing down AOL’s internet dial-up service in a move that cut off its final 500 users.
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Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
The teardown included jettisoning some of Yahoo's advertising technology, selling publishers such as TechCrunch and Rivals and closing down AOL's internet dial-up service in a move that cut off its final 500 users.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The teardown included jettisoning some of Yahoo’s advertising technology, selling publishers such as TechCrunch and Rivals and closing down AOL’s internet dial-up service in a move that cut off its final 500 users.
—Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Some of the old attitudes, from before the 2017 victory, now sound as dated as dial-up Internet.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
The teardown included jettisoning some of Yahoo's advertising technology, selling publishers such as TechCrunch and Rivals and closing down AOL's internet dial-up service in a move that cut off its final 500 users.
—ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
The teardown included jettisoning some of Yahoo’s advertising technology, selling publishers such as TechCrunch and Rivals and closing down AOL’s internet dial-up service in a move that cut off its final 500 users.
—Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
Some of the old attitudes, from before the 2017 victory, now sound as dated as dial-up Internet.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Dial-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dial-up. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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