ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dial-in

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Dial-in is an adjective meaning Of a system or service: accepting incoming connections over a telephone line.

Meaning

Of a system or service: accepting incoming connections over a telephone line.

More Meanings

  1. Of a radio or television program: synonym of call-in.
  2. (networking) Of a computer, set up to accept incoming modem calls.
  3. (networking, proscribed) Dial-up.
  4. The act of connecting to a system or service by means of a telecommunication network.
  5. (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.

Example Sentences

You can access your messages via Option 3 of our dial-in service menu.
Enterprises need to connect telecommuters and remote offices; ISPs need to take dial-ins from subscribers; and so on.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dialer, dialup, dial-up, dialing, telephone, phone.

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