modem
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See also Modem
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Short for modulator-demodulator.[1]
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) IPA: /ˈməʊdəm/, /ˈməʊdɛm/, X-SAMPA: /"m@Ud@m/, /"m@UdEm/
- (US) enPR: mō'dəm, mō'dĕm, IPA: /ˈmɔʊdəm/, /ˈmɔʊdɛm/, X-SAMPA: /"mOUd@m/, /"mOUdEm/
Noun [edit]
modem (plural modems)
- A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals and vice versa and allows computers to communicate over a phone line.
Translations [edit]
A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals and vice versa and allows computers to communicate over a phone line
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References [edit]
- ^ R. Stockwell and D. Minkova, 'English Words: History and Structure', Cambridge University Press (2001).
Anagrams [edit]
Dutch [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈmoːdəm/, /ˈmoːdɛm/
Etymology [edit]
English modem
Noun [edit]
modem m, n (plural modems, diminutive modempje)
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
English modem
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /modˈɛm/
Noun [edit]
modem m (plural modems)
Jèrriais [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English modem.
Noun [edit]
modem m (plural modems)
Polish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
modem m
Declension [edit]
declension of modem
Derived terms [edit]
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From English modem.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /mǒdeːm/
- Hyphenation: mo‧dem
Noun [edit]
mòdēm m (Cyrillic spelling мо̀де̄м)
Declension [edit]
declension of modem
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mòdēm | modemi |
| genitive | modéma | modema |
| dative | modemu | modemima |
| accusative | modem | modeme |
| vocative | modeme | modemi |
| locative | modemu | modemima |
| instrumental | modemom | modemima |
Spanish [edit]
Noun [edit]
modem m
- Common misspelling of módem.
Swedish [edit]
Etymology [edit]
English modem
Noun [edit]
modem n (plural modem, definite singular modemet, definite plural modemen)
Vietnamese [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈmodem/
- Vietnamese transliteration: mô-đêm
Etymology [edit]
English modem
Noun [edit]
modem m
Categories:
- English nouns
- Dutch terms derived from English
- Dutch nouns
- French terms derived from English
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- Jèrriais terms derived from English
- Jèrriais nouns
- roa-jer:Computing
- Polish nouns
- Serbo-Croatian terms derived from English
- Serbo-Croatian nouns
- Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns
- Serbo-Croatian borrowed terms
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish misspellings
- Swedish terms derived from English
- Swedish nouns
- Vietnamese terms derived from English
- Vietnamese nouns