wireline
adj.— «It will let your computer take advantage of information and services on different kinds of networks, in different brands of computers, on both wireline and wireless media, all over the world.» —“General Magic Inc. Mountain View, Calif.” by Shari Caudron IndustryWeek Dec. 19, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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