modem
[moh-duh m, -dem]Computers.
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.
Origin of modem
mo(dulator)-dem(odulator)
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Contemporary Examples of modem
It seems a paltry acknowledgment of the man who created the modem Congress.
Memo: The Aaron Sorkin Model of Political Discourse Doesn't Actually WorkMegan McArdle
April 23, 2013
What's more, the 3.1 upgrade finally kills the iPhone's ability to be tethered to computers and used as a modem.
Historical Examples of modem
I published a few book on the Internet and they can be freely downloaded by anyone who has a computer or a modem.
After the RainSam Vaknin
My son has agreed to give his daughter to the Prince of Modem, at which I very sincerely rejoice.
The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and The Regency, CompleteElizabeth-Charlotte, Duchesse d'Orleans
The modem reader may form his own estimate of the poet's art, and that estimate will probably not be high.
Four Arthurian RomancesChretien DeTroyes
modem
noun
Word Origin for modem
C20: from mo (dulator) dem (odulator)
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modem
[mō′dəm]
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modem
[(moh-duhm, moh-dem)]
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