The Interactive Glossary: Defining the Net
ADSL
An acronym for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line, ADSL is a method of transmitting data over traditional telephone lines at speeds higher than were previously possible. Data can be downloaded at speeds of up to 1.544 Megabits per second and uploaded at speeds of 128 Kilobits per second. (That's why it's termed asymmetric.) This technology is well suited to the Web, where much more data is sent from a server to your computer than you send to the server.
