DSL

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A form of domain-specific language — A programming or specification language that is dedicated to a particular problem domain, a particular problem representation or solution technique.

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digital subscriber line
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Meanings

nounDSL (plural DSLs)

plural DSLs

  1. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of domain-specific language.
  2. abbreviationinitialismcommunicationsInitialism of digital subscriber line.

    Fill your gut to a comfortable level, and the LPA tells your brain to drop the fork. Trouble is, it delivers that information at dial-up speed in a DSL world.

    2008 October, David Schipper, “Outsmart your stomach: Seven ways to fill your gut—and lose it, too”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 8, →ISSN, page 135
  3. abbreviationhumorousinitialismslangvulgarInitialism of dicksucking lips.
  4. abbreviationinitialismgeographyInitialism of deep scattering layer.
  5. UKabbreviationinitialismeducationInitialism of designated safeguarding lead.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds

Similar
digital subscriber line
Broader
telephone linephone linetelephone circuit
Also see
deep scattering layerdicksucking lipsdigital subscriber linedomain-specific language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Greek DSL
  • DSLdigital subscriber line
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APA

DSL. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DSL

MLA

“DSL.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DSL. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “DSL,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DSL.

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