A modem is a device which connects computers or computer systems to the internet.
[computing]
It should be placed near a computer, a telephone line or a modem.
modem in British English
(ˈməʊdɛm)
noun
computing
a device for connecting two computers by a telephone line, consisting of a modulator that converts computer signals into audio signals and a corresponding demodulator
Word origin
C20: from mo(dulator) dem(odulator)
modem in American English
(ˈmoʊdəm; ˈmoʊdɛm)
noun
a device that converts data to a form that can be transmitted, as over communications lines, to equipment where a similar device reconverts it
Word origin
modulator + demodulator
modem in Electrical Engineering
(moʊdəm)
Word forms: (regular plural) modems
noun
(Electrical engineering: Communication, Analog)
A modem is a hardware device that converts digital computer data into analog tones that can be transmitted over dial-up telephone circuits.
Analog modems convert the digital (binary) signal from the computer into an analog signal thatthe old style telephone network understands.
A broadband modem may share the utility data communications channel for the purpose of Internet accessand other computer type services.
A modem is a hardware device that converts digital computer data into analog tones that canbe transmitted over dial-up telephone circuits.
Examples of 'modem' in a sentence
modem
The package includes a broadband modem.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I had a terminal connected to a modem in my bedroom.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The easy option is to go for the modem from your broadband provider, although they are not free with all broadband deals.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Word lists with
modem
parts of a computer
In other languages
modem
British English: modem /ˈməʊdɛm/ NOUN
A modem is a device which uses a telephone line to connect computers or computer systems.