A computer that requires a telephone line to communicate to another machine on the other side and do a data transfer, often times connected to a PC for use
Person 1 (An newbie): "The Dial-Up modem made weird sounds while I waited for it to connect to the Internet....."
Person 2 (An expert): "Oh don't worry! It's speakers makes these sounds because it's built like a telephone and those sounds are analog signals being turned back into data signals just like the SSTV technology! But these sounds are to check if the connection has problems."
Person 2 (An expert): "Oh don't worry! It's speakers makes these sounds because it's built like a telephone and those sounds are analog signals being turned back into data signals just like the SSTV technology! But these sounds are to check if the connection has problems."
by Kukaṛa December 30, 2024
Get the Dial-Up Modemmug. dark dial - when you wake up in the middle of the night and check the time only to inadvertently call your crush thus ruining EVERYTHING you've worked towards (similar to "butt dial" only with harsher consequences)
by darkdial January 6, 2017
Get the Dark Dialmug. by Subdermal_iPod_implantee December 18, 2006
Get the war dialingmug. Asking a girl to "see" her phone, just so can put your number in it and call yourself. Therefore getting her number without asking for it.
by EyeEyeEye January 9, 2012
Get the Swoop and Dialmug. When an individual repeatedly rings your mobile phone within a short period of time for unnecessary and facetious reasons.
by 3pips May 3, 2018
Get the Stalker dialmug. 
by Goatishh July 31, 2025
Get the Dial-onmug.