modem

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[edit] Etymology

Short for modulator-demodulator.^[1]

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• (RP) IPA: /ˈməʊdəm/, SAMPA: /"m@Ud@m/ or IPA: /ˈməʊdɛm/, SAMPA: /"m@UdEm/
• (US) mō'dəm, IPA: /ˈmɔʊdəm/, SAMPA: /"mOUd@m/ or mō'dĕm, IPA: /ˈmɔʊdɛm/, SAMPA: /"mOUdEm/

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modem (plural modems)

1. 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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• Notes:

1. ^ R. Stockwell and D. Minkova, 'English Words: History and Structure', Cambridge University Press (2001).

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• Anagrams of demmo
• domme

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• IPA: /ˈmoːdəm/ or IPA: /ˈmoːdɛm/

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English modem

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modem m. and n. (plural modems, diminutive modempje, diminutive plural modempjes)

1. modem

[edit] French

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• IPA: /modˈɛm/

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English modem

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modem m. (plural modems)

1. modem

[edit] Polish

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• IPA: /ˈmɔd̪ɛm/

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modem m.

1. modem

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• modemowy

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• IPA: /ˈmoðem/

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English modem

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modem m.

1. modem

[edit] Swedish

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English modem

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modem n. (plural modem, definite singular modemet, definite plural modemen)

1. modem

[edit] Vietnamese

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• IPA: /ˈmodem/
• Vietnamese transliteration: mô-đêm

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English modem

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modem m.

1. modem