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modem
nounmasculinetechnicalcommon/ˈmɔdɐ̃j̃/mo·dem
Definition
1An electronic device that modulates digital signals for transmission over an analog line (such as telephone or cable) and demodulates received signals to convert them back to digital.
Usage examples
“You need to restart the modem to fix the internet issue.”
“The modem provided by the carrier is quite basic.”
Common combinations
broadband modemcable modemADSL modemto configure the modem