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dial-in

dial-in adjective: of a system or service: accepting incoming connections over a telephone line.

Adjective

dial-in (not comparable)

  1. Of a system or service: accepting incoming connections over a telephone line.
    • You can access your messages via Option 3 of our dial-in service menu.
  2. Of a radio or television program: synonym of call-in.
  3. Of a computer, set up to accept incoming modem calls.
  4. (proscribed) Dial-up.

Noun

dial-in (plural dial-ins)

  1. The act of connecting to a system or service by means of a telecommunication network.
    • Enterprises need to connect telecommuters and remote offices; ISPs need to take dial-ins from subscribers; and so on.2006, Toby Velte, Anthony Velte, Cisco: A Beginner's Guide, Fourth Edition, page 48
  2. (drag racing) A driver's estimate of the time required to reach and cross the finish line, used to determine the head start for each vehicle.

Forms of dial-in

pluraldial-ins

Origin of dial-in

Deverbal from dial in.

Phrases with dial-in

Questions about dial-in

What does dial-in mean?
Dial-in means of a system or service: accepting incoming connections over a telephone line.
What part of speech is dial-in?
Dial-in can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near dial-in in the dictionary

  1. dial-a-ride
  2. dial-a-ride problem
  3. dial-a-ride problems
  4. dial-a-yield
  5. dial-around
  6. dial-in
  7. dial-in time
  8. dial-in times
  9. dial-ins
  10. dial-up
  11. dial-ups

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