/ 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 .
/ 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 .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005