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modem

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mo·dem  (mdm)
n.
A device for transmitting usually digital data over telephone wires by modulating the data into an audio signal to send it and demodulating an audio signal into data to receive it.
intr. & tr.v. mo·demed, mo·dem·ing, mo·dems
To connect or connect to with a modem.
[mo(dulator) + dem(odulator).]
modem [mode-em]
Noun
Computers a device for transmitting information between two computers by a telephone line, consisting of a modulator that converts computer signals into audio signals and a corresponding demodulator [from mo(dulator) dem(odulator)]
modem  (mdm)
A device for transmitting and receiving digital data over telephone wires. Modems send data by converting it into audio signals and receive it by converting audio signals back into digital form. The speed at which modems transmit data is measured in bps (bits per second).
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.modemmodem - (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line
acoustic modem - a modem that converts electrical signals to telephone tones and back again
electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
Translations
Spanish modem [ˈməudəm] n → módem m
French modem [ˈməudɛm] n → modem m
German modem [ˈməudɛm] n → Modem nt
Italian modem [ˈməudɛm] n → modem m inv
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But it struck that shallow makeshift note that is so often heard in the modem dwelling-place.
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The modem epic is, of the supposititious ancient model, but an inconsiderate and blindfold imitation.
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