noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cable modem
high-speed computer/network/modem etc
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high-speed Internet access
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
external
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An external modem is easier to install.
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For most users looking to upgrade, the main decision is whether to buy an internal or external modem .
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It's quite large as external modems go, and has two serial ports and parallel printer cable at the rear.
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I prefer external modems , but an internal is a bit cheaper and will work just fine.
internal
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The system will boot remotely via an internal modem .
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For most users looking to upgrade, the main decision is whether to buy an internal or external modem .
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Each has its advantages and disadvantages. internal modems are the cheapest option.
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The only way to reset an internal modem is to restart your computer.
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Finally, an internal modem is included for remote diagnosis.
new
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Making and using electricity - a salt and battery! New materials for modem society - plastics and synthetic fibres.
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Before you get all excited about your new modem , let me tell you a famous law of computing.
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And people who have bought modems recently may find they can upgrade those units without having to buy new modems.
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But new modems and networks let them communicate over high-capacity cable lines.
■ NOUN
cable
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This includes rental of a cable modem .
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Check to make sure you meet the minimum requirements for using a cable modem .
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Home plans to get its first batch of cable modems from Motorola.
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It reiterated that it will work with other cable modem makers, noting that 3Com Corp. will enter the market.
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The development of cable modems is also in its infancy.
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A cable modem comes as part of the service.
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I've found this to be the case-more often than not-with my cable modem service.
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I have seen the future and it is a cable modem .
computer
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He was talking about computer modems .
fax
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The fax modem offers an affordable solution to many of the conventional fax machine's shortcomings.
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Both computers had a 28, 800-baud fax modem , 16 megabytes of random-access memory and voice mail / speakerphone capabilities.
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If the fax at the other end is a fax modem running UntraFAX, you can send files to the remote machine.
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The same applies to a fax card or fax modem .
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This machine can send and receive faxes , but it's unlike any other fax modem I've ever seen.
■ VERB
send
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I finally spoke to a courteous young man and asked him to send us a replacement modem .
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And its system for receiving and sending faxes via modem is one of the best around.
use
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He suggests using a dial-back modem which intercepts calls, asks for identification then calls back.
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It will continue to use Motorola modems .
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If you leave the fax software running, waiting to answer incoming calls, you can't use the data modem as well.
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Check to make sure you meet the minimum requirements for using a cable modem .
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Online processing of some payments via the Royal Bank's Royline service, again using a dedicated modem link; 3.
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If you use a modem , you are using a small neural network.
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Home to offer high-speed Internet access starting in Sunnyvale using Motorola modems .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Both computers had a 28, 800-baud fax modem , 16 megabytes of random-access memory and voice mail / speakerphone capabilities.
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Error correction is what modems do to compensate when bits get lost or scrambled because the phone connection is less than perfect.
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It reiterated that it will work with other cable modem makers, noting that 3Com Corp. will enter the market.
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It will continue to use Motorola modems.
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The modem software is Bitcom, which allows file transfers using most popular protocols and fits the modems spec well.
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The machine also has a built-in facsimile modem .
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Viruses can also spread if computers are linked by modems to the outside world.
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You can not contract out of your modem statutory job protection rights.