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DTE

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

Initialism of down-to-earth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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noun

Meaning 2

Data Terminal Equipment

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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noun

Meaning 3

Distance to Empty

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: automotive, business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, transport, vehicles

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noun

Meaning 4

Desktop Engineering

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

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noun

Meaning 5

dead tree edition: a paper version

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

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