US /ˈmoʊdəm/ UK /ˈməʊdəm/
noun verb Freq #29293

Meanings

  1. 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

Clipping of modulator-demodulator

Topics

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