Phrase guide

digital subscriber line

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: DSL

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: DSL

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: telephone line, phone line, telephone circuit, subscriber line, line

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