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A modulating and demodulating device that converts digital signals for transmission (e.g. for sending/receiving faxes or e-mail via the telephone network).
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Abbreviation for modulator-demodulator - a device which takes a serial stream of computer data and converts it into audible tones that can be transmitted down a telephone line that was originally design for carrying voice information - it enables two computers to exchange data at a distance via the telephone system
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(from `modulator/demodulator`), any of a class of electronic devices that convert digital data signals into analog signals suitable for transmission ... [7 related articles]
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A contraction of the terms Modulator/Demodulator. A Modem converts analog signals to digital and vice versa.
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an assembly comprising a modulator and a demodulator combined in the same piece of equipment
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A device that allows digital data to be sent and received over telephone lines.
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Contraction of Modulator/Demodulator. Electronic equipment which changes digital computer data to analogue data (and vice versa) for transmission/reception over telephone lines. See also ISDN
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(Digital cameras and photo printers) Word derived from Modulation and Demodulation. A device which transforms digital data into analogue signals in order to send the information through a telephone line. A modem is necessary to access the internet or online services.
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A device that allows a computer to send and receive data over a voice phone line. Modem stands for Modulator / Demodulator.
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A device that connects your computer to a phone line. It transforms digital computer data into analog data; the analog data is then sent through a telephone line to a second computer. A modem on the receiving end transforms the analog data back into the digital format, so that the receiving computer can read it.
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An acronym for MOdulate/DEModulate. Modems are data communications devices that convert digital signals to analogue signals for transmission over analogue public telephone networks.
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A device (modulator/demodulator) that allows computer information to be sent over a telephone line.
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Acronym for Modulator-Demodulator. It is hardware, which converts digital data into analogue signals that can be sent over an analogue telephone line. At the other end a modem is also used to convert the signal back into digital data.
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A device that connects a computer to a phone line. A telephone for a computer. A modem allows a computer to talk to other computers through the phone system. Basically, modems do for computers what a telephone does for humans.The maximum practical bandwidth using a modem over regular telephone lines is currently around 57,000 bps.
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A MOdulator/DEModulator.
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Device utilized to convert computer data into sound that can be transmitted over phone lines. First used to send telegrams the modem received the name from the process of modulation and demodulation at the receiving end.
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Acronym for MOulate DEModulate. An electronic device that attaches to a computer and links that computer to the online world via a telephone line. Modems are available for any computer, can be internal or external, and come in several speeds, known as the baud rate. The higher the baud rate, the faster the modem. A modem of 56,000 baud is now consi...
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(NETWORK GLOSSARY) Modulator-demodulator. A device that converts digital signals into a form suitable for transmission over analogue communication facilities and vice versa.
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(MOdulator, DEModulator) -- A device used to convert serial digital data to a signal for transmission over a telephone network.
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A device whose name combines the term 'modulate' with 'demodulate' which refers to its ability to transmit and receive data superimposed on a carrier frequency.
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noun (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line
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Click images to enlargeDevice for transmitting computer data over telephone lines. Such a device is used to convert digital signals produced by computers to analogue signals compatible with the telephone network, and back again. Modems are used for linking remote terminals to central computers and enable computers to comm...
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A device that can covert data signals between analog and digital signaling systems.
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