View synonyms for modem

modem

[ moh-duhm, -dem ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other communication lines.

modem

/ ˈməʊdɛm /

computing a device for connecting two computers by a telephone line, consisting of a modulator that converts computer signals into audio signals and a corresponding demodulator

modem

/ mō′dəm /

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).

modem

A device that links a personal computer to a telephone line, so that the computer can receive information from other computers.

Origin of modem¹

mo(dulator) - dem(odulator)

Origin of modem¹

C20: from mo ( dulator ) dem ( odulator )

It seems a paltry acknowledgment of the man who created the modem Congress.

What's more, the 3.1 upgrade finally kills the iPhone's ability to be tethered to computers and used as a modem.

My son has agreed to give his daughter to the Prince of Modem, at which I very sincerely rejoice.

The modem reader may form his own estimate of the poet's art, and that estimate will probably not be high.

I published a few book on the Internet and they can be freely downloaded by anyone who has a computer or a modem.

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