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modem.

Noun
Sci-FiSettingTechnical
MEANING

A device that converts information into signals suitable for transmission and converts received signals back into information.

Use it for

a data link being established; information transmitted through a communication channel; equipment converting signals; a failed connection diagnosed at its interface

Words that belong together

  • a radio modem
  • a cable modem
  • modem handshake

On the page

The radio modem retried the link each time the antenna cleared the ridge.
She watched the modem's status light while the message queue grew.

Related words

modulationdemodulationcommunications device
Word forms
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modem

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Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular modem; plural modems. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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