MODEM


Meaning of MODEM in English

/ ˈməʊdem; NAmE ˈmoʊ-/ noun

a device that connects one computer system to another using a telephone line so that data can be sent

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WORD ORIGIN

1950s: blend of modulator and demodulator .

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