modem
noun
an electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other communication lines.
modems
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pluralof modem.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But Apple has been weaning itself off Qualcomm, replacing it with its homegrown modems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Investors have known about Qualcomm’s most pressing challenge for years: Apple, its top customer, is phasing Qualcomm modems out of iPhones by next fall.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
The actual road that led Redick to the Lakers has been lined with coaxial cables, modems and Wi-Fi signals, and is painfully and, at times, beautifully structureless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024
That, plus subsequent cases, eventually would help popularize the internet — jacking early modems into the telephone system — and the legal breakup of the AT&T/Bell monopoly.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
Some AT hikers, I had read, now carry laptop computers and modems, so that they can file daily reports to their family and friends.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
