dropped connection
Call cut off
A dropped connection is a communication link that terminates unexpectedly—a phone call that cuts out, an internet session that fails mid-use.
The phrase implies the connection was working and then lost, distinguishing it from a failure to connect in the first place: I was in the middle of downloading when I got a dropped connection.
The verb form works similarly: The call dropped.
- lost signalCommunication link failed
- cutoffPoint of termination
- timeoutBrief suspension of play
- network timeoutCommunication deadline exceeded
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
buffering icon · lag · static · interference · dead zone · failed · server error · unstable · glitch · frozen · loading · loading screen · bars · cellular · outage · can you hear me · spinning wheel · please hold
- internet problemsslow connection, lag, buffering, no signal, weak signal
- dial-upmodem, 56k, 56k modem, dial tone, busy signal
- network errorsnetwork error, connection timeout, no internet, connection refused, DNS error
- software bugsbug, error, glitch, defect, fault
- network metricsthroughput, latency, packet loss, jitter, ping
dropped, dropping, dropper, droplet, droplets, droppers, connect, connected, connecting