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Dial-up
In
telecommunication
, the term
dial-up
has the following meanings:
Dial-up access
typically to the
Internet
A
service feature
in which a
user
initiates service on a previously arranged
trunk
or transfers, without human intervention, from an active trunk to a
standby
trunk.
A service feature that allows a
computer
terminal
to use
telephone
systems to initiate and effect
communications
with other computers.
Source: from
Federal Standard 1037C
and from
MIL-STD-188
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