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modem
[ moh-duhm, -dem ]
noun
- an electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other communication lines.
verb (used with object)
- to send or receive (information, data, or the like) via a modem.
modem
/ ˈməʊdɛm /
noun
- computing a device for connecting two computers by a telephone line, consisting of a modulator that converts computer signals into audio signals and a corresponding demodulator
modem
/ mō′dəm /
- A device for transmitting and receiving digital data over telephone wires. Modems send data by converting it into audio signals and receive it by converting audio signals back into digital form. The speed at which modems transmit data is measured in bps (bits per second).
modem
- A device that links a personal computer to a telephone line, so that the computer can receive information from other computers.
Word History and Origins
Origin of modem1
Word History and Origins
Origin of modem1
Example Sentences
A Cox spokesperson told Ars that James and similar customers can keep their 30Mbps upload speeds if they upgrade to a newer modem.
Swarm’s offering uses embedded modems also designed and built by the company – the Swarm Tile, a tiny, low-powered modem that’s designed for maximum compatibility.
Our satellite communications link had less bandwidth than my dial-up modem in the 1990s and we were permitted to send text-only emails to friends and family at certain times and in certain locations so as not to risk being detected.
A single modem as the source of your online connection often isn’t enough to get the power and consistency that you need.
Switching to its own chips could enable Apple to introduce faster computers more quickly, help lower its costs, and allow for new features like laptops with cellular modems and multiday battery life.
It seems a paltry acknowledgment of the man who created the modem Congress.
What's more, the 3.1 upgrade finally kills the iPhone's ability to be tethered to computers and used as a modem.
My son has agreed to give his daughter to the Prince of Modem, at which I very sincerely rejoice.
The modem reader may form his own estimate of the poet's art, and that estimate will probably not be high.
I published a few book on the Internet and they can be freely downloaded by anyone who has a computer or a modem.
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