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acoustic coupler

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acoustic coupler
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) Computing a device converting computer-data signals into acoustic form for transmission down a telephone line, through the handset microphone See also modem
Translations
acoustic coupler
n (Comput) → Akustikkoppler m
acoustic coupler [əˈkuːstɪkˈkʌpləʳ] n (Comput) → accoppiatore m acustico


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This was the early 1980s, when online searching occurred via acoustic coupler and decwriter, computing involved the mainframe and terminal, and the librarian served as information mediary.
This author first used e-mail in 1981 using a CompuServe-based messaging system on a Radio Shack color computer with only four kilobytes of memory, a 300-baud acoustic coupler telephone modem, and no disk drive.
CipherLab's CPT-8021 acoustic coupler terminal is ideal for the retail setting and is a particularly good choice as a replacement for older style terminals.
 
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