DTE

D2T1E1

noun

Data Terminal Equipment

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Meanings

nounDTE (countable and uncountable, plural DTEs)

plural DTEs

  1. countableuncountablecomputer hardwareData Terminal Equipment
  2. countableuncountableautomotiveDistance to Empty
  3. countableuncountablecomputingDesktop Engineering
  4. countableuncountabledead tree edition: a paper version
adjective
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of down-to-earth.

    SWM, 28, 5’4”, blonde, hazel eyes, DTE, traditional, great SOH. Seeks women 5’4” or shorter, 7-8 or smaller, race, age unimportant, SOH, honesty is.

    1993 December 3, “Rhode Island Personals”, in The Boston Phoenix, volume 22, number 49, Boston, Mass.: The Phoenix Media Communications Group, Classifieds, page 19

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

EDTted
Cite this entry
APA

DTE. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DTE

MLA

“DTE.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DTE. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “DTE,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/DTE.

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