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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For the first time since the days of dial-up, the rules finally started to reflect how banking actually works today.
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Lenwood V. Long, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But what if this is the new norm, and the midlife crisis is going extinct the way other trappings of the 20th century have, like dial-up internet and Kodak film?
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
Arkansas received a record $1 billion to invest in broadband, a high-capacity transmission technology that is more than 100 times faster than dial-up internet.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2025
The move has also brought attention to the small number of remaining dial-up users who will need to find alternative ways to get online.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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Lenwood V. Long, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But what if this is the new norm, and the midlife crisis is going extinct the way other trappings of the 20th century have, like dial-up internet and Kodak film?
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
Arkansas received a record $1 billion to invest in broadband, a high-capacity transmission technology that is more than 100 times faster than dial-up internet.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Aug. 2025
The move has also brought attention to the small number of remaining dial-up users who will need to find alternative ways to get online.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dial-up
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“Dial-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dial-up. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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