modem B1 Topic:Technology & Computing US /ˈmoʊdəm/ UK /ˈməʊdəm/ See IPA manual Freq #29293 Meanings 1 noun A device that connects a computer to the internet through a telephone or cable line. The internet stopped working until I restarted the modem. Thesaurus Word family Forms modems Etymology AI details Clipping of modulator-demodulator Topics Technology & Computing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # modem **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmoʊdəm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈməʊdəm/ **Frequency rank:** 29293 ## Meanings 1. A device that connects a computer to the internet through a telephone or cable line. ## Examples - The internet stopped working until I restarted the modem. ## Etymology Clipping of modulator-demodulator ## AI Etymology Modem is a clipping of modulator-demodulator. In present-day English it covers a device that connects a computer to the internet through a telephone or cable line. ## Topics - Technology & Computing markdown