[moh-duh
m, -dem] 
Computers.| 1. | an electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other communication lines. |
| 2. | to send or receive (information, data, or the like) via a modem. |
| mo·dem (mō'dəm) 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. tr. & intr.v. mo·demed, mo·dem·ing, mo·dems To transmit or be transmitted by a modem. [mo(dulator) + dem(odulator).] |
| modem (mō'dəm) Pronunciation Key
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). |