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MODEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does modem mean? 

MODEM (noun)
  The noun MODEM has 1 sense:

1. (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone lineplay

  Familiarity information: MODEM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MODEM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("modem" is a kind of...):

electronic equipment (equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "modem"):

acoustic modem (a modem that converts electrical signals to telephone tones and back again)


 Context examples 


An electronic device for converting between serial data from a computer and an audio signal suitable for transmission over a telephone line connected to another modem.

(Modem Device Component, NCI Thesaurus)

An connective access point for telecommunication devices, such as modems or fax machines, for the transmission of data.

(Data Port, NCI Thesaurus)



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