MODEM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("modem" is a kind of...):

electronic equipment (equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "modem"):

acoustic modem (a modem that converts electrical signals to telephone tones and back again)