mo ‧ dem /ˈməʊdəm, -dem $ ˈmoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: modulator + demodulator ]
a piece of electronic equipment that allows information from one computer to be sent along telephone wires to another computer
mo ‧ dem /ˈməʊdəm, -dem $ ˈmoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: modulator + demodulator ]
a piece of electronic equipment that allows information from one computer to be sent along telephone wires to another computer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012