Meaning

2 senses
  1. The act of connecting to a system or service by means of a telecommunication network.

  2. A driver's estimate of the time required to reach and cross the finish line, used to determine the head start for each vehicle.

Origin

Deverbal from dial in.

Deverbal from dial in.

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Forms

plural: dial-ins
Singulardial-in
Pluraldial-ins

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relateddial in

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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