noun
asymmetric digital subscriber line; ADSL
Technical term in telecommunications for a type of DSL where downstream bandwidth is higher than upstream.
See also: ＡＤＳＬ
非対称デジタル加入者線は、一般家庭向けのブロードバンド接続に広く使われた。
Asymmetric digital subscriber lines were widely used for broadband connections in ordinary households.
ADSL is the common abbreviation, often used in everyday contexts, while 非対称デジタル加入者線 is the full formal term.
Compound of 非対称 (asymmetric), デジタル (digital), 加入者 (subscriber), and 線 (line), calqued from English 'asymmetric digital subscriber line'.