cable modem

noun

plural cable modems
: a modem for connecting a computer to a network over a cable television line

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Spectrum service comes with a free cable modem and the option of paying $10 a month for Wi-Fi on some plans, which strikes us as a dubious deal compared to buying your own wireless router. Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025 At the time, cable modems were emerging as a broadband Internet access platform for the home market. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Apr. 2025 Disable remote access: Turn off remote access to your router and cable modem unless absolutely necessary. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025 It was hosted at first on my desktop computer hooked up to my brand-new (and still somewhat exotic) cable modem. Jeremy Reimer, Ars Technica, 29 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cable modem

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cable modem was in 1981

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“Cable modem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cable%20modem. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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cable modem

noun
: a modem used to connect a computer to the Internet over a cable television line

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