26984 words

modem

3 definitions • 2 examples
1
an electronic device that allows one computer to send information to another through standard phone lines and therefore over long distances
2
an electronic device that allows one computer to send information to another over telephone wires
3
a piece of electronic equipment which allows one computer to send information to another through telephone wires:

Examples:

Televison and Internet are provided by high-speed modem.
a broadband/wireless/dial-up modem

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