Stands for digital
subscriber line.
"Line" was replaced with "loop" quite recently.
A family of computers that share a connection over their companies local
telephone network and allow for the
transmission of digital data. A step up from ole dial up, however...
Largely considered (and is, actually) inferior to cable, T1, fiber optic, etc, however, people still use it.
I wanted a faster
internet connection, so I switched my ISP to
something that provided higher speed
internet over a cable line.
Hey, somebody's got to preserve whatever dignity this acronym has left.
DSL=Digital Subscribing Line. Don't forget it.