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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈməʊdəm/
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Received-Pronunciation:
/ˈməʊdɛm/
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mō'dəm
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mō'dĕm
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/ˈmoʊdəm/
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/ˈmoʊdɛm/
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M OW1 D AH0 M
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A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog telephone signals and vice versa, allowing computers to communicate over a phone line.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To transmit by modem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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(from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: electronic equipment
Narrower terms: acoustic modem
Clipping of modulator-demodulator.
Across languages
Translations
69 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Albanian :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Arabic :
مُودِم
(mūdim)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Arabic :
مُودِم
(modem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic :
ܡܘܿܕܹܡ
(mōdēm)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Armenian :
մոդեմ
(modem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Azerbaijani :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Belarusian :
мадэ́м
(madém)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Bengali :
মডেম
(moḍem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Bulgarian :
модем
(modem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Catalan :
mòdem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Chinese Mandarin :
調制解調器 /调制解调器
(tiáozhìjiětiáoqì)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Chinese Mandarin :
數據機 /数据机
(shùjùjī)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Czech :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Dutch :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Esperanto :
modemo
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Estonian :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Finnish :
modeemi
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
French :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
West-Frisian :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
West-Frisian :
oerset
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Georgian :
მოდემი
(modemi)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
German :
Modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Greek :
διαποδιαμορφωτής
(diapodiamorfotís)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Greek :
μοντέμ
(montém)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Hebrew :
מוֹדֶם
(módem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Hindi :
मॉडेम
(mŏḍem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Hungarian :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Indonesian :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Italian :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Japanese :
モデム
(modemu)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Kazakh :
модем
(modem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Khmer :
ម៉ូដឹម
(moodəm)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Korean :
모뎀
(modem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Kyrgyz :
модем
(modem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Lao :
ໂມເດັມ
(mō dem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Latvian :
modems
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Lithuanian :
modemas
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Low German :
Modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Low German :
Toonwandler
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Macedonian :
мо́дем
(módem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Malay :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Māori :
pouwhanga
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Mongolian :
модем
(modem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Norman :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Persian :
مودم
(môdem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Polish :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Portuguese :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Romanian :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Russian :
моде́м
(modɛ́m)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Serbo-Croatian :
мо̀де̄м
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Serbo-Croatian :
mòdēm
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Slovak :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Slovene :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Spanish :
módem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Spanish :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Swahili :
modemu
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Swedish :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Tajik :
модем
(modem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Tatar :
модем
(modem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Thai :
โมเด็ม
(moh-dem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Turkish :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Turkmen :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Ukrainian :
моде́м
(modém)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Urdu :
موڈیم
(moḍem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Uzbek :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Vietnamese :
modem
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Vietnamese :
bộ điều giải
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals
Yiddish :
מאָדעם
(modem)
— device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals