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modem

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) modem (noun)
  2. 2) modem (verb)
  3. cable modem (noun)
  4. fax modem (noun)

1mo·dem

noun \ˈmō-dəm also -ˌdem\

Definition of MODEM

: a device that converts signals produced by one type of device (as a computer) to a form compatible with another (as a telephone)
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Origin of MODEM

modulator + demodulator
First Known Use: circa 1952

Other Telecommunications Terms

Ethernet, intercept

Rhymes with MODEM

ad rem, ahem, AM, Arnhem, Belém, bluestem, brain stem, condemn, contemn, FM, GM, idem, in rem, item, main stem, mayhem, Menem, millieme, poem, problem, pro tem, proem, Shechem

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