acoustic coupler
nounComputers.
a modem designed to connect a telephone handset to a computer terminal or processor.
Origin of acoustic coupler
1First recorded in 1965–70
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British Dictionary definitions for acoustic coupler
acoustic coupler
noun
computing a device converting computer-data signals into acoustic form for transmission down a telephone line, through the handset microphone: See also modem
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