adsl
adsl — noun
1. a type of broadband internet that travels through ordinary telephone wires, deli
a type of broadband internet that travels through ordinary telephone wires, delivering fast download speeds while leaving the phone line free for calls
Bilal noticed his ADSL connection was far quicker than the old dial-up service.
collocation: ADSL connection
The small office in Porto finally had ADSL installed after a two-month wait.
passive pattern: had ADSL installed
Ryan's ADSL modem needed a separate filter on every phone socket in the house.
Kofi compared ADSL prices from three providers before choosing the cheapest package.
Without a working phone line, you cannot get ADSL broadband at all.
- dial-up
an older, much slower technology that ties up the phone line completely
- fibre broadband
a newer, faster technology that uses glass cables instead of copper phone wires
用法筆記
ADSL is being replaced by fibre-optic broadband in many urban areas, but it remains common in places where fibre cables have not yet been laid.
adsl — abbreviation
1. an abbreviation formed from the first letters of Asymmetric, Digital, Subscriber
an abbreviation formed from the first letters of Asymmetric, Digital, Subscriber, and Line — a way of sending internet data through ordinary copper phone wires at high speed
João read the leaflet and discovered what the four letters in ADSL actually mean.
pattern: what [abbreviation] means
The IT trainer wrote ADSL on the board and asked what it stood for.
Hyun memorised the full form of ADSL for her networking exam next week.
The engineer explained that ADSL is short for a rather long technical name.
用法筆記
ADSL is an initialism: each letter is spoken separately (A-D-S-L), not read as a single word.