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modem
[mo´dem]a hardware device that converts digital signals from a computer or computer terminal to and from analog signals for transmission along communication lines.
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modem
InformaticsA device that converts digital data into analogue data for transmission by telephone via copper cable lines.
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modem
Modulator/demodulator Online An acoustic coupling device that converts a computer's digital signals to analog signals, allowing transmission of data through standard telephone lines. See Cable modem, Codec.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.