modem
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modem
- /ˈməʊdəm/ UK
- /ˈməʊdɛm/ UK
- /ˈmoʊdəm/ US
- /ˈmoʊdɛm/ US
Where it comes from
Clipping of modulator-demodulator.
noun modems
- A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog telephone signals and vice versa, allowing computers to communicate over a phone line. Choose and rent, over PC and modem and fiber-optic line, from tens of thousands of second-run films, documentaries, the occasional sport, old beloved non—‘Happy Days’ programs, wholly new programs, cultural stuff, and c.[…]
verb modems · modeming · modemming · modemed · modemmed
- To transmit by modem. Personal modeming is most prevalent in the U.S., where a modem generally doesn't have huge taxes slapped on it, and after-tax income is comparatively high.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dial-up, baud, autodial, dialup, bps, modern, router, transceiver, network adapter, terminal adapter, modulator-demodulator, gateway, broadband modem, wireless modem, cellular modem, bridge
Translations
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noun device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
| Español | módem, modem |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모뎀 modem |
| 日本語 | モデム modemu |
| 中文 | 調制解調器 /调制解调器 tiáozhìjiětiáoqì, 數據機 /数据机 shùjùjī |
| हिन्दी | मॉडेम mŏḍem |
| Kiswahili | modemu |
| Português | modem |
| Français | modem |
| Deutsch | Modem |
| Italiano | modem |
| Ελληνικά | διαποδιαμορφωτής diapodiamorfotís, μοντέμ montém |
| Română | modem |
| Русский | моде́м modɛ́m |
| Tiếng Việt | modem, bộ điều giải |
| العربية | مُودِم mūdim, مُودِم modem |
| עברית | מוֹדֶם módem |
Talk about this word "modem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/modem. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. modem. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/modem "modem." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/modem.Cite this
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title = {modem},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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