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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bōhào liánjiē
"拨号连接的速度非常慢。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A form of Internet access that uses the facilities of the public switched telephone network to establish a connection to an Internet service provider by dialing a telephone number.
"Many rural areas relied on a dial-up connection for internet access before broadband became widely available." - 2
The temporary computer-to-computer link created by making a telephone call through a modem.
"The distinct sound of the modem establishing the dial-up connection is nostalgic for early internet users."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'dial-up', originating from the early telecommunications practice of rotating a rotary dial to establish a telephone circuit, and 'connection', derived from the Latin 'connectere' (to bind together). Entering widespread usage in the late 20th century with the rise of consumer internet, it specifically refers to data links established over standard analog telephone lines.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dial-up connection" is said worldwide
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connexion dial-up
Transliteration: kɔnɛksjɔn dajlœp
"La connexion dial-up est devenue obsolète."
Wählverbindung
Transliteration: vɛːlfɛɐ̯ˌbɪndʊŋ
"Früher nutzte man eine Wählverbindung für das Internet."
connessione dial-up
Transliteration: konnesˈsione dajlʌp
"La connessione dial-up è molto lenta."
conexión por discado
Transliteration: koneksˈjon por disˈkaðo
"La conexión por discado ya casi no se usa."
conexão discada
Transliteration: koneksˈɐ̃w disˈkadɐ
"A conexão discada demorava para conectar."
डायल-अप कनेक्शन
Transliteration: ḍāyal-ap-kanekśan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"पुराने समय में इंटरनेट के लिए डायल-अप कनेक्शन का उपयोग किया जाता था।"
拨号连接
Transliteration: bōhào liánjiē
"拨号连接的速度非常慢。"
다이얼업 연결
Transliteration: daieoleop yeongyeol
Script: 한국어 한글
"다이얼업 연결은 속도가 느리다."
ダイヤルアップ接続
Transliteration: daiaruppu setsuzoku
Script: 日本語
"ダイヤルアップ接続は現在ほとんど使われていません。"
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