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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2016
mo•dem /ˈmoʊdəm, -dɛm/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Computingan electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer through telephone lines.
See -mod-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2016
mo•dem  (mō′dəm, -dem),USA pronunciation [Computers.]
n. 
  1. Computingan electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other communication lines.

v.t. 
  1. Computingto send or receive (information, data, or the like) via a modem.
  • mo(dulator)-dem(odulator)


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

modem /ˈməʊdɛm/ n
  1. 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
Etymology: 20th Century: from mo(dulator) dem(odulator)



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