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An electronic device that converts electronic signals into sound waves, and sound waves into electronic signals, used to transmit information between computers by the use of ordinary telephone lines; also called modulator-demodulator; as, the latest modems can transmit data at 56,000 baud over a clear telephone line. The speed of transmission of information by a modem is usually measured in units of baud, equivalent to bits per second.
Short for modulator/demodulator. A modem modulates outgoing digital data into analog signals so they can be sent over copper phone lines, and demodulates incoming analog signals into digital.
Modulator/demodulator device that converts digital data to/from analog signals for transmission over analog facilities. Often provide additional capabilities as well. [ Read about Aware's x200 ADSL Modem
Contraction of modulator + demodulator. A device that converts a digital signal to an analog signal and vice-versa. A modem is used to communicate signals from a telephone line to a computer. to top
A data communications device. Modem is a combination of two words, modulate and demodulate. Strictly speaking, a modem is a device that accepts a digital signal, then converts or modulates it into an analog signal that another modem can convert back, or demodulate into digital form again. A modem’s speed and dependability are adversely affected by electro-magnetic interference, or static.
A hardware device that allows computers to communicate with each other over telephone lines. Modems come in different speeds: The higher the speed, the faster the data are transmitted. A modem enables what is generally referred to as "dial-up access.” The fastest widely available modems are "56K" (or 56 kilobits per second).
a device that transfers data to a computer through a phone line. A computer’s modem connects to a server, which then sends information in the form of digital signals. The modem converts these signals into waves, for the purpose of information reception. The speed of a modem affects how quickly a computer can receive and download information
A device that permits a computer to transmit and receive data over a telephone line. (Tele, Gr. 4) monitor: A display screen designed as an output device for a computer and usually composed of a Cathode Ray Tube. (Terms, Gr. K-3)
A communications device that converts a computer's digital signals to transferable analog signals sent over a telephone line.
mo dulator- dem odulator] An electronic device that lets computer communicate electronically over analog phone lines.
A device used to send and receive digital information over a telephone line and common on computers with Internet access. For Home Cinema, modems are used in digital cable and satellite television receivers to send information back to the service provider, and to order movies or access interactive services using your remote control.
Shortened form of Mo dulator, Dem odulator. A device that you connect to your computer and to a phone line which allows the computer to talk to other computers via telephone lines. Basically, modems do for computers what a telephone does for humans.
a hardware component that allows your computer to connect to the internet using phone lines and communicate with other computers.
a device which converts digital data to analog data (tones) so that it can be sent over regular phone lines and wireless networks. The modem also converts data back from analog to digital.
device used to convert digital data into analog waves for transmission over phone lines, and vice versa. Modems allow two computers to communicate with each other in order to perform tasks such as transferring files and accessing bulletin board services. Most modems either attach to the computer externally via a serial port, or are installed internally in an ISA slot.
MO dulator/ DEM odulator is a communications device providing an interface point to a communication line. It converts digital data to analog for transmission and analog data to digital for reception.
A device used at both ends of a communications path to transmit and receive data.
A modem allows two computers to communicate over ordinary phone lines. It derives its name from mod ulate / dem odulate, the process by which it converts digital computer data back and forth for use with an analog phone line.
Device allowing a computer to communicate over telephone lines and other communication media
Computer equipment that lets your computer connect to the phone line, allowing access to the Internet or for faxing.
Short for MODulate/DEModulate. A device which allows computers to connect together via telephone lines.
A modem is a communications device that can be either internal or external to your computer. It allows one computer to connect to another computer and transfer data over telephone or cable lines. (www.sharpened.net)
A device that takes electronic informationfrom a computer and converts it into sounds that can be transmitted over phone lines. This lets computers communicate over the existing phone lines.
A device for converting digital data into analog signals for transmission over telephone lines and converting received analog signals to digital data for computer processing. Transmits digital information over telecommunications lines to a similar receiving device.
A device for converting digital information from computers to analog information so that the information can be sent across telephone lines.
A device used in telecommunications that converts between analog and digital signals.
stands for Mo dulator- dem odulator. A modem translates between the analog signals used over phone lines to the digital signals used in computers, and allows people to connect to other computers or the Internet remotely.
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.
An electronic device that links a computer to the online world via a phone line
is derived from the term ' mo dulator - dem odulator' and is used to convert a digital signal into an analogue signal so that it can be transmitted via the PSTN telephone network.
Connects a terminal or computer to a communications network via a telephone line. Modems turn digital pulses from the computer into frequencies within the audio range of the telephone system. When acting in the receiver capacity, a modem decodes incoming frequencies.
a piece of computer hardware designed to allow for the transfer of information between computers and other data processing equipment via a series of tones over ordinary phone lines
Short for MOdulator-DEModular, this hardware device converts information into the proper codes to be carried over copper lines. A modem converts outgoing digital signals from a computer to analog signals for a conventional copper (twisted pair) telephone line and converts the incoming analog signal to a digital signal for the computer.
Equipment that converts digital signals to analog signals and vice versa. Modems are used to send data signals (digital) over the telephone network, which is usually analog. The modem modulates the 1s and 0s into tones that can be carried by the phone network. At the other end, the demodulator part of the modem converts the tones back into digital 1s and 0s.
Mo dulator- dem odulator. A piece of computer hardware that allows a computer to communicate with other computers (if they also have a modem attached) via a telephone line. Originally, modems converted electrical signals to audio tones and sent them through a telephone mouthpiece; current modems introduce the electrical signals directly into the phone line.
A combination of the words modulate and demodulate. A device that allows a computer to communicate with another computer over telephone lines.
A device that enables computers to interact with each other via telephone lines by converting digital signals to analog for transmitting and back to digital for receiving.
device that converts digital data to analog (modulation) and analog data to digital (demodulation).
That which lets your phone talk to your computer. It can be a symbiotic relationship.
A device used to convert serial digital data from a transmitting terminal to a signal suitable for transmission over a telephone channel, or to re-convert the transmitted signal to serial digital data for acceptance by a receiving terminal.
A modem is a device that permits a PC to exchange data over phone lines to remote networks such as a corporate network or the Internet. A modem is frequently described in terms of its speed or baud rate: A modem must be able to transmit at least 14.4 K bytes per second to support a graphical Web browser. A 28.8K modem is now considered the standard modem speed. A modem connection is not considered a direct connection to the Internet. A direct connection is a line such as an Ethernet cable which connects the PC directly to a network without using a modem.
A device which modulates and demodulates signals on a carrier frequency and allows the interface of digital terminals with analog carrier systems.
A communications device for transmitting digital data from a computer over telephone lines.
A modem allows your digital computer and the analogue phone line to communicate successfully so you may connect to the Internet. Without a modem you cannot connect to the Internet (unless you are using wireless technology). There are different types of modems for dial up and ADSL.
Mod ulator/ Dem odulator, a device that allows your computer to communicate with other computers using the phone line by converting digital data into analog noise and then back again.
a device that converts a computer system's digital information into analog information and transmits it over a telephone line. Another modem must be used when the information is received to convert the information back from analog to digital.
A device used to connect digital consumer equipment to analogue telecommunication networks to enable the transmission of digital data via analogue transmission media.
A device for connecting two computers over a telephone line.
Device that converts signals in one form to another form compatible with another kind of equipment.
Hardware (and sometimes software) used to convert computer signals into a form suitable for transmission via a telephone line.
Device that allows data communication over a standard telephone line. Basic data rates of up to 56Kbps can be achieved. Software compression techniques can produce effective data rates of over 100Kbps.
A device that translates digital computer messages into the analogue signals that ordinary phone lines use (and vice versa).
A device that converts serial digital data from a computer to a signal suitable for transmission over a telephone line and then reconverts the signal to serial digital data for the receiving PC.
A hardware accessory needed to link two computers through a telephone system.
A device used to convert the electrical pulses generated by a computer into an analogue signal that can be transmitted over a telephone line.
A device that connects two computers together over a telephone or cable line by converting the computers data into an audio signal. 'Modem' is a contraction for the process it performs: modulate-demodulate.
A device used to transfer electronic files via telephone lines.
It converts digital information into sounds. These sounds are transmitted via the telephone network, and when decoded into digital signals by another modem, the result is two computers "talking".
Modem is an acronym for modulate/demodulate. The modem is a device that allows fax equipment to communicate over standard phone lines. The sending modem coverts the digital data to analog form; the receiving modem converts the analog signal back to digital data.
An electronic device for converting between serial data from a computer and an audio signal suitable for transmission over a telephone line connected to another modem.
A device that allows users to connect to the Internet via phone lines.
Modulates and demodulates serial information to tones and back for transmission over phone lines.
Hardware device that establishes a telephone communication link for transferring digital files between computers.
1. n. A functional unit that modulates and demodulates signals. One of the functions of a modem is to enable digital data to be transmitted over analog transmission facilities. 2. n. A device that converts digital data from a computer to an analog signal that can be transmitted on a telecommunication line, and converts the analog signal received to data for the computer.
Used for modulating and demodulating (converting) digital information for use with an analog phone line. Mostly used for hooking up your computer to the Internet over a PSTN (POTS) phoneline.
A device used to connect computers by a telephone line.
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 considered the standard. Most Internet service providers allow you to dial into their systems at rates up to 33,600 baud and beyond.
Allows information to be transferred from one computer to another, via telephone or cable lines.
A device used to connect a computer to a phone line enabling computers to talk to other computers through the phone system.
A device which connects a computer to a phone line, allowing it to communicate with other computers through the phone system. Basically, modems do for computers what telephones do for humans. Modems are capable of communicating at a variety of speeds, measured in bits per second (bps). The most common modem speed today is 14.4 Kbps; the fastest communication speed which can be supported over standard phone circuits is approximately 28.8 Kbps. ISDN circuits can double or even quadruple the data transfer speed over the same lines. High quality leased lines can transfer data a thousand times faster.
Equipment that connects a computer to a data transmission line (usually a telephone line), enabling the computer to communicate with other computers and the Internet.
Believe it or not, the acronym for MO dulator/ DEM odulator, which means a digital translator. Very Flash Gordon, yes
device which converts information from one form to another, such as electronic document to signals for transmission on telephone lines
Abbreviation of modular/demodulator, the modem converts digital computer signals into analog form for transmission over analog telephone systems.
A device connected to a computer and a phone line that changes the data coming from the computer into a suitable format for transmission over the phone line and vice versa.
MOdulate/DEMoldulate, Interface device between the telephone line and the local computer
A device for sending data over an analogue connection between a computer and a remote network using a standard telephone line
A device that is connected to a computer and to a phone line. A modem enables a computer to use the phone system to communicate with other computers.
device which transfers digital signals to analog signals and vice versa suitable for sending across phone or cable lines.
The term modem is an abbreviation for mod ulator- dem odulator. Computers store data digitally, whereas signals transmitted via phone lines are analogue. Modems facilitate the need for conversion between digital and analogue forms. There are also modems made for use with cable and other broadband Internet connections. Various characteristics should be considered in choosing a modem-particularly the rate at which it can support the sending and receiving of data.
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. In our usage, a modem also: 1) has the ability to raise the datalogger's ring line or be used with the SC32A to raise the ring line and put the datalogger in the Telecommunications Command State and 2) has an asynchronous serial communication port that can be configured to communicate with the datalogger.
A device that converts digital signals from a computer to analog signals for transmission over phone lines.
A device that changes digital signals to analogue for phone transmission and vice versa. Modem is derived from Modulate/Demodulate.
A modem is defined as a device used to connect the computer to a telephone line, often for the purpose of connecting to on-line services. A modem can either be located internally in the PC, or can be an external device.
MO Dulator/ DEM odulator- Yes, the word modem is actually an acronym. The modem takes the digital information on you computer and then converts it in to an analog signal that can be sent over telephone lines. The maximum theoretical speed of a signal modem is 36.6 kilobits per second (36,600 bits per second, 36,600 or 36.6Kbps). ( Note: 56k modems use compression techniques that enable 56k like speeds, but they are truly not 56k.)
A device connecting to a computer and a phone line which allows the computer to talk to other computers through the phone system. There are 3 common types of modems: external, PC Card and internal.
A phone for a computer, a small machine that permits one computer to connect to others over the telephone lines.
A device that allows a computer to transmit data over telephone lines. It is the most common way that people connect to the Internet. A modem modulates data by converting it to audible tones that can be transmitted over a telephone line, and then demodulates received signals to get the data. A high-speed cable or DSL modem is highly recommend for transferring audio data across the internet.
The device used to connect a computer to the internet or connect one computer to another. Newspaper clients using the BBS access method need to use a modem; Most clients accessing via the internet also need to use a modem to connect to the internet, however larger businesses are getting "super-connections" that allow them to bypass the modem. modem speeds: currently the most common and fastest modem is the 57.6K, but many people use the 28.8k which is also reliably fast. Anything less is much slower and people are still using them such as 14.4k.
MO dulator- DEM odulator] A device used to convert computer-compatible signals to signals that can be transmitted over the telephone lines, then back again to computer signals at the other end of the line.
hardware device which enables the connection between computers over a regular phone line. It can be a card inside the computer or an external device linked to your computer by a communications port. Most of the modems that are sold nowadays have both data-transmission and fax capabilities. A modem is characterised by the speed at which it can transmit data and the eventual compression of data before sending them or after receiving them. A 14400 Bps means that it can transmit 14400 Bits per seconds.
A peripheral device that connects computers to each other via phone lines, allowing users to send and receive communications (such as e-mail) and to access the Internet. Handheld PCs have built-in modems. With palm-size PDAs, a modem is usually a separate expense, but all PDAs can accept one. Modems may be analog or wireless. An analog modem must be connected by a cable to a phone jack. A wireless modem requires no cable connection.
From the two words "MODulate" and "DEModulate", a modem is used to translate a digital signal (from a PC) to an analogue signal for transmission over the PSTN and then back again to a digital signal (to be received by the remote PC).
Abbr. for MOdulate-DEModulate hardware device that allows computers to communicate (exchange information) over a telephone line. A modem converts digital signals to analog and back again to digital. WWWebfx Home Page
This is a word created out of the beginning letters of two other words: MOdulation and DEModulation. The changing of data from digital to analogue and then back again. The noise made is the words 'one, zero' repeated at a very fast speed.
A piece of hardware that connects a computer to the Internet using phone lines.
A device which modulates & demodulate the signals between digital to analogue circuits.
MODulate DEModulate - translates computer digital data into sounds so that it can be transmitted down audio telephone lines and translates modulated sounds into digital data for use in the computer.
A device that lets your computer talk in the phone or cable TV. Derived from modular/ demodular
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An electronic device that attaches to a computer and enables it to transmit and receive data from another computer over a telephone line.
(n.) A device that connects a computer to the telephone network. The word "modem" comes from the phrase "MOdulate-DEModulate" and refers to the way the device manipulates an electrical signal in order to encode information for transmission via the telephone network.
A device used to send data over analog telephone lines. It converts digital signals to analog signals at the sending end and converts analog signals to digital signals at the receiving end. Modem stands for Modulate/Demodulate, which is a conversion process that takes place for transmission and receiving.
An acronym for a hardware device converts digital data from computers into analog data and transmits and receives information over telephone lines utilizing a service refer to as dial-up access.
Modem which uses regular phone lines to access the Internet or other computers. Conventional modem speeds top out at 56kbps, but ISDN and cable modems can provide higher speeds because they do not rely on conventional phone lines.
A device that converts the digital signals from computers into analogue signals so they can be transmitted over phone lines.
An electronic device that converts data from a computer into an audio signal (digital to analog) suitable for transmission over telephone lines (by MOdulating), and vice versa (by DEModulating).
A piece of equipment that allows computers to communicate through telephone lines or cable.
A device for translating the digital data of computers into analog signals. Two or more computers connected together over phone lines are therefore able to exchange files, and generally communicate with each other. | français
Device which enables a digital data string to be passed over an analogue telephone circuit.
A piece of hardware that enables a computer to connect to the Internet by dialling the number that has been provided by the Internet Service Provider. This enables the user to access the Internet.
A device that modulates outgoing digital signals from a computer or other digital device into analog signals for transmission over a telephone line. A modem also demodulates the incoming analog signals for a computer or digital device.
A device, which connects your PC to the Internet over normal phone lines.
a device found in all fax equipment that allows a signal to be transmitted over telephone lines
A device that transmits/receives computer data through a communications channel such as radio or telephone lines. (From mo[dulator]- dem[odulator].)
is a device that converts a computer's digital information to signals that can be transmitted over telephone lines. It also converts signals it receives back to digital information.
This is a device that is plugged into your computer and the phone line to allow your computer to 'talk' to other computers.
Electronic device for connecting computers via telephone lines to the internet.
A device that allows your computer to talk to other computers using your phone line. Modems range in speeds of 9.6 to 33.6 KB per second.
Device which allows computers to talk to each other over a system which originally designed for voice.
A device that connects a computer to an outbound line: ADSL, dial-up, coaxial, or ISDN. This allows machines to network with one another through third-party hardware.
A means of transferring data via a phone line, usually via the Internet. It can be attached internally or externally. Some modems can also be used for faxing and as an answering machine.
used to convert the digital information in your computer to analog signals for your phone line and to convert analog phone signals to digital information for your computer.
This is device connecting a computer to a phone line. It allows the computer to talk to other computers via the phone line.
Internal or external hardware which enables the computer to send and receive information over a telephone line.
From MOdulate/DEModulate. A device that modulates digital data from a computer to an analog format that can be sent over telephone lines, then demodulates it back into digital form.
A device that lets one computer talk to another computer via the telephone line.
mo dulator / dem odulator that translates the data on the computer to a signal that can be sent down a telephone or fibre optic cable. Back to list
A communications device that converts data between the digital format used by computers and the analog format used for transmission on telephone lines. The name modem is derived from the term modulation/demodulation, which is the process described above. You can use a modem to connect your computer to another computer, an online service, and more.
An electronic device that converts computer signals into audio signals so that they can be sent over twisted pair copper lines and received by another modem, that will convert the audio signal back into a digital computer signal. Virtually all modems combine both the send and receive functions in one unit.
A devise that translates computer signals to analog signals suitable for send across phone lines.
An appliance used to allow electronic devices to communicate with each other via telephone lines.
The device that allows your computer to connect to a telephone, cable, or data line, and then access the Internet. Until a few years ago, Internet users had to buy a separate (external) modem. However, these days most computers have an internal modem built in already. See also bandwidth.
A device that handles the modulation/demodulation process, i.e., from the sending device, digital computer signals are converted into analog signals that are transmitted over a phone line, and at the receiving point, analog signals are reconverted into digital signals.
A device for normal or ADSL connections to the internet
A device that allows a computer to connect to the Internet over conventional phone lines. Modem speeds are expressed in "bits per second" (bps). Modems with speeds lower than 14.4k bps will not be able to navigate the Web effectively. The term "modem" is short for "modulate/demodulate." A modem converts analog noise to a format that can transmit data over phone lines. The term is loosely used with todays technology. For example, a cable modem is really not a modem as the device does not modulate an audible signal--the entire process with cable is a completely digital signal.
A device that allows computers to send and receive information to each other usually over telephone lines. The term Modem is actually an acronym for MOdulation/DEModulation. Early computer modems transmitted data at about 1200 bits per second. Today, much faster transmission speeds are common and improved networks allow ISDN modems and cable modems.
A device that allows your computer to communicate with other computers via a telephone line.
A hardware device that allows your computer to talk to other computers through a phone line.
Stands for MOD ulator DEM odulator. It's the piece of hardware that translates computer data so it can be sent down the telephone lines.
Abbreviation for modulation-demodulation, but more commonly refers to a hardware device that transport data packets by converting digital signal into analog signals for transmission via telephone wires. Still the most common way for users to connect to the internet. Speed of the connection is measured in Baud (i.e. 28,800 baud)
A modem is a communications device used to connect computers to a network using a telephone line or cable hook up. Return to .
A device that translates analog signals into digital, and digital into analog, so your computer can communicate with another over analog phone lines.
An electronic device that converts computer data into sound that can be sent over an ordinary telephone line – and converts it back at the other end.
a peripheral device that allows computers to communicate with each other across phone lines. The word modem is short for modulate/demodulate, which is the process of converting bits into audio tones (modulating) and converting audio tones into bits (demodulating)
(MODulator-DEMondulator) Data communications equipment that enables digital data to be transmitted over analog transmission facilities like phone lines.
Computer hardware that enables digital data (computer info) to be transmitted over analogue transmission facilities like telephone lines.
A device used to convert data to a form that can be transferred by telephone to another piece of data processing equipment, where a similar device reconverts it. Modems are bidirectional and can seemingly send and receive data at the same time.
Device for connecting computers via an ordinary phone line.
Equipment that transmits digital information over a telephone line (either standard POTS line or private 56K circuit). Modems modulate the digital information before transmission.
A computer device that transmits and receives infor- mation over a telephone line.
Modems allow computers to transmit information between computers to one another through any telephone line.
An electronic device that allows a computer to transmit and receive information over telephone or cable lines.
A device used for accessing computer data over telephone lines.
A computer device used to connect a computer to a telephone line. Once that connection is accomplished, that computer can be used to call any other similarly equipped computer regardless of type. Those two machines can now share information. Modems come in various speeds (fast is good and speed is rated in "baud") but the transfer rate will always be considered too slow for transferring large graphics files. (Overcoming this speed problem is the main reason for file compression software.)
A device that converts computer data into high-frequency signals or vice-versa for transmission over phone lines. At BOPI our FTP site works over a T1 modem. This system allows you to send us files quickly and accurately.
A modem lets you use your telephone to get on the Internet. Usually, a modem is a small box that sits between your computer and the telephone line coming into your house. It makes it possible for your phone line to send information instead of just sending your voice.
Acronym derived from mo dulator/ dem odulator. A device that converts signals from analogue to digital and digital to analogue, allowing computers to communicate over analogue connections such as telephone lines. Used when connecting with a 56kbps modem connection.
A device that translates the digital signal from a computer into analogue signals that can travel over a standard telephone line. It can also translate the analogue signal that it receives from a telephone line in to a digital signal that a computer can recognise.
A broadband modem provides a connection from a single PC to a broadband service, most typically via a USB port on the computer.
A hardware component that is part of a computer which connects the computer to an open telephone line.
A device that converts the digital signals generated by the computer's serial port to the modulated, analog signals required for transmission over a telephone line and likewise, transforms incoming analog signals to the digital equivalents. In personal computing, people frequently used modems to exchange programs and data with other computers and to access on-line information services, such as American Online, CompuServe, or as a pathway into the internet.
From "modulation/de-modulation". Hardware used to connect computer to phone line for the purpose of establishing web or email connections.
Mode-Demode - A device which transfers digital data to and from computers via phone line. » Back to top of screen
A device which allows “dial-up” access to a single computer or computer network.
A computer peripheral which allows computers to send information from one computer to another over telephone lines.
A modem is needed by your computer for it to be able to talk to other computers or connect to the internet via a telephone line.
Stands for modulation / demodulation. A piece of hardware inside or outside a computer that allows communication of data over the Internet. Without a modem of some kind, there is no way to pass or receive data over the Internet (view Web pages, send email, etc.).
A hardware device that allows a computer to connect to and communicate with other computers via telephone lines.
A device that converts information sent over a telephone line into a form that a computer can understand and, conversely, converts computer data into a form that can be sent to another computer via a telephone line.
A communications device that enables digital computers to communicate over analog media, such as connecting to the Internet via telephone lines.
A device for encoding and decoding computerized data so that it can be transmitted over telephone lines.
the device that lets you send and receive messages over a computer and a telephone line.
A device or component for transmitting and receiving digital data over telephone wires.
Converts the digital signals of a terminal or computer to analogue signals that are transmitted over a communications channel.
An electronic device that allows remote computers to communicate with each other via a telephone line.
A device that connects to a phone line and dials a phone number to connect to a server for internet access or other purposes. Modem internet access generally operates significantly slower than Cable or DSL.
A device that connects a computer to a phone line and allows computers to communicate.
Your modem is a hardware device that converts (MOdulates) digital computer information so that it can be transmitted over an analog telephone line, and receives analog data from a telephone line and converts it back (DEModulates) to digital signals.
An abbreviation for mo dulator- dem odulator. A modem is the device that enables a microcomputer or terminal to communicate over a telephone line to another computer or to a computer network. It may require software for its use.
A device that transmits data over telephone wires. Regarding online learning, modems are used in order to use the World Wide Web, communicate online, and receive/send data via a computer.
The device that allows two computers to talk to each other over an ordinary phone line. Modems use an analog signal, where DSL and ISDN use a digital signal.
an internal or external device that connects your computer to a phone line which permits you to connect to the internet if you are a member of an Internet Service Provider or directly to another computer.
A device used to transmit data between two computers over telephone lines.
an electronic device that translates information from computer data signals to signals that can be transported over telephone lines and vice versa. Modems allow computer systems to connect to each other and share data through the use of regular phone lines. Modems use a variety of protocols to transfer data between computers. Multiliteracies coined by the New London Group (1996) to highlight two related aspects of the increasing complexity of texts: (a) the proliferation of multimodal ways of making meaning where the written word is increasingly part and parcel of visual, audio, and spatial patterns; (b) the increasing salience of cultural and linguistic diversity characterized by local diversity and global connectedness.
A device that encodes (modulates) data from a computer to a carrier wave for transmission across some type of wire, and decodes (demodulates) data coming over the wire to the computer.
a device that modulates and demodulates telephone toned to allow for the multiplexing of information on the telephone network.
A device used to convert signals in one form to another form compatible with another kind of equipment.
A device the converts a binary information stream into an analog signal for transmission.
A device that converts digital (computer) signals into a form that can be transmitted over analog (telephone) communications lines and vice versa.
The little guy that makes it all happen, a modem is a communications device that converts data between the digital format used by computers and the analog format that's used for telephone line transmissions. Some interesting info for cocktail party chat: The word "modem" is derived from the term modulation/demodulations, which is the process I just described.
An electronic device that connects to your computer and telephone line and lets your computer talk to other computers.
The gismo inside your PC that converts text and image data, into telephone squeak, that can then be unscrambled by a modem at your ISP into something resembling what you sent out, and visa versa.
A modem is a device that can be attached to your computer internally or externally and allows your computer to transmit information through a standard telephone line.
noun device that converts data to a form that can be transmitted by telephone etc
Allows your comuter to transfer information via phone lines or cable
MOdulate/DEModulate device that enables digital data to be transmitted over analog lines.
A device that modulates an analog "carrier" signal (such as sound), to encode digital information, and that also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information. Essentially modems allow computers to communicate with each other and connect to the Internet. See also: Cable Modem
A piece of computer hardware that translates computer information into audible tones which can be broadcast over a telephone line, thus allowing a computer user to connect to the Internet.
A modem enables users to transmit data from one computer to another by using standard telephone lines instead of special communication lines such as fiber-optic or cable.
mo dulator- dem odulator: a device which converts digital information to/from a series of tones suitable for transmission across voice grade telephone lines
A device used to connect two computers via a telephone line.
The modem is located inside the computer. When connected to a phone line by a cable, the modem enables the computer to connect to the Internet.
A device permitting a computer or terminal to send information over a telephone line.
A device which connects your computer to a telephone line and allows you to communicate with other computers. Internal or external to your computer, these are annoying little boxes that emit a loud high pitch squawk as they convert the signals the computer makes into a form that can be sent down a telephone line. If you're receiving something over the 'Net it changes the incoming signal into something the computer can understand..
Your modem sits inside or outside your computer and is used to connect you to the Internet. Its transmission speed is measured in kilobits per second (kbps). The faster your modem speed, the quicker you will be able to surf the Internet.
A device that allows computers to communicate and transfer data over the phone lines.
The hardware device which converts the digital signals internal to a computer into analog signals which can be transported over ordinary telephone lines. Modems are often defined by the highest speed which they can transmit and receive data. Common formats used today are 14.4 kbps (kilo-bits/sec) and 28.8 kbps.
A device that connects one computer to another computer via phone lines and enables them to communicate
( Mo dulator/ Dem odulator) A modem translates, or modulates, digital signals from a computer into analog signals that can be transmitted over telephone lines (or other communication media), and back again to digital signals.
A modem is needed when connecting to the Internet or sending emails or faxes internally. They are used to convert computer signals into a format that can be sent via a phone line.
A device connected to your computer that sounds like a looney tunes cartoon whenever you try to use it. If you have not figured out the purpose of this one yet you are probably not reading this.
the device that connects one computer to another via a phone line
A device that adapts a terminal or computer to a telephone line. It converts the computers digital pulses into frequencies within the audio range of the telephone and converts them back into pulses at the receiving side.
is a communication device to convert digital computer output to analog dignal for telecommunications transmission. This device makes computer work from home possible.
A digital to analogue converter and receiver which allows computer data to be sent down a telephone line to another computer with a modem connected. A modem allows one computer to "talk" to another.
This is a piece of equipment which connects your computer to a telephone line. With a modem, you can surf the internet and send e-mails.
A device that connects a computer to a phone line, typically, a dialup phone line.
The sole purpose of a modem ( MO dulator/ DEM odulator) is to connect your computer to the outside world. A Modem is hooked up through your phone line and is capable of dialing another computer, connecting to the Internet or making phone calls. A modem is a bridge between digital (computer type) and analog (phone type) signals. More advanced modems are used for DSL, cable and satellite connections. Modems may be internal (inside the computer) or external.
Computers generate data in digital form. To send this digital stuff over an analogue phone line, the data has to be converted. A modem does this. Literally, "mo-dem" is a contracted form of the words "modulate-demodulate" because it is converting (modulating) data back and forth between analogue and digital formats.
The device that enables your computer to access the Internet via a telephone line.
(MOdeulator-DEModulator) A device that allows computers to use regular analog phone lines to transmit and receive digital information. A computer talks digital to a modem, the modem converts the information to analog and sends it over analog phone lines to another modem. The other modem then converts it to digital and passes it on digitally to the computer it's connected to.
A modem is a small device that connects a single computer to a telephone line in order to allow data to be transferred. Different types of modem allow you to connect to different services: traditional FAX/Modems connect to a standard telephone line and allow you to send and receive faxes and connect to the internet at speed of up to 56Kb/s. Cable and ADSL modems allow connections to broadband services at speeds of up to 512Kb/s.
Acronym for "modulate demodulate." It is an electronic device which converts binary signals into analog signals via a phone line.
a device used to convert digital information for transmission over a telecommunications channel
A device that transmits and receives information between computers.
abbreviation of modulate-demodulate, a device that converts a digital signal into analogue for transmission purposes. It also receives analogue transmissions and converts them back to digital.
A network interface device that allows computers to send and receive data over telephone lines
A modem is a piece of hardware that allows your computer to talk to other computers via telephone lines.
A digital-to-analogue device that links computers to the telephone network. A modem enables digital data to be modulated so that it is compatible with the analogue signals carried by the telephone system.
A device used to connected two computers in a network using ordinary phone lines. Many ISPs use modems to provide Internet access to customers for a fee.
Device that "enables" your computer to communicate through a phone line.
Mo dulator/ dem odulator. A device that links a computer to other computers and information services over telephone lines.
is actually a truncation of the terms MO dulator/ DEM odulator. These devices are used to con-vert digital signals to analog for transmission, and then back digital once received. Most commonly used so that personal computers can communicate over com-mon telephone lines.
A peripheral device used to connect one computer to another over a phone line
a device that translates data into sounds to send over phone line.
Device connecting your computer and a phone line, allowing your computer to talk to other computers over phone lines.
A gadget that connects a computer to a phone line. It converts the computer codes for symbols (letters, numbers, etc.) into sounds.
A device that enables your computer to communicate with another computer over ordinary telephone lines. A modem converts digital information into the analog signals used on most phone lines.
A device that allows computers to communicate over telephone lines. Modems change the computer's digital signal to an analog signal that can be sent over the telephone lines. Both computers must be equipped with modems in order to communicate.
A device used to accept digital signals and add them onto, or modulate them on, analog signals for transmission between sites. Modem is an abbreviation for MOdulator/DEModulator. A modem acts not only to convert digital signals to be transmitted in analog form, but likewise to convert received digital signals back to analog.
a device that converts or modulates computer-generated digital signals into corresponding analog signals so they can be carried over phone lines. ( MOdulator-DEModulator).
Shortened form of "modulator- demodulator." A device that allows computers to communicate with each other via telephone lines, cellular signals or television cables. To send information from one computer to another, a modem converts digital signals from a computer into analog signals that can be sent over telephone lines. On the receiving end, the modem converts the analog signals back into digital ones that can be understood by the computer.
A contraction of Modulator-Demodulator, a computer peripheral that converts computer data into audio tones that can be transferred over a standard phone line. The maximum speed of a dial-up modem is 56K bits/sec. Broadband modems are capable of much higher data rates.
Modulator/Demodulator. Enables transmission of digital data (by transforming it to and from analog waveforms) over standard analog phone lines and cable video systems.
Contraction of modulator-demodulator. A device which modulates and demodulates signals transmitted over communication facilities.
A device that lets your computer communicate with other computers over phone lines. Modem stands for "modulator-demodulator." Most modems operate at 28,800 baud. Both 33,600 and 57,600 baud modems are also available.
Modulator/demodulator, a device for encoding computer-generated data in a form suitable for transmission through the domestic telephone network and for decoding data received by a computer system through the telephone network.
Modem stand for modulater/demodulator. It's a device that encodes data for transmission over a particular medium, such as telephone lines.
A device for connecting a computer to a network via a telephone line (a contraction of MOdulator, DEModulator).
Modems allow computers to connect and transmit information to each other via telephone or cable lines.
a device which converts digital signals into a voiceband form capable of being conveyed over an analogue connection, such as the public telephone network, and vice-versa.
A device for connecting to an Internet Service Provider using a telephone line.
Modulator-demodulator. A hardware device which enables a computer to communicate with other systems using audio signals, often over telephone lines.
A device that enables messages to be sent from one computer to another, via a telephone line. A fax modem enables faxes to be sent from a computer.
A contraction of the terms Modulator/Demodulator. A Modem converts analog signals to digital and vice versa.
A device with generic modem functionality. A single modem instance on a Cisco MICA system. The modem with which the host is currently conversing (the host knows with which modem it is exchanging mail and commands at any particular time). Command descriptions might say that a command is issued to "the modem."
A device, usually connected to a serial port of a computer, that transmits data over regular phone lines. Modem stands modulator\demodulator ; it converts a digital stream of data into sound for transmission (modulator) and converts incoming sound signals into data (demodulator).
A device that adapts a computer to a telephone line. It converts the computers digital pulses into audio frequencies (analog) for the telephone system and converts the frequencies back into pulses at the receiving side.
A device that you connect to your computer and to a phone line, that allows the computer to talk to other computers through the phone system. Basically, modems do for computers what a telephone does for humans.
(Modulator, Demodulator) A device that can connect your computer and phone line, that allows the computer to 'speak' with other computers through the phone system. A means of accessing the Internet ('dial up access').
(modulator-demodulator) A device or software application enabling a computer to transmit data over a telephone line. A modem converts digital data to analog or transmission, and vice versa.
device for the transmission of data via dial-up networking.
An electronic device or program that enables a computer to transmit data to another computer via telephone lines.
A piece of computer hardware that connects the computer (usually via a phone line) to the internet (thus to other computers).
A hardware device that enables computers to communicate with each other via telephone by translating computer input into audio tones and then translating the tones back into computer signals. ODETTE – The organization for data exchange through Tele-transmission, an EDI standard used by the European automotive industry. POS (Point-of-Sale) – The term used to describe the capturing of information at the time and location of a purchase. Information may include item, UPC code, supplier, cost, store location, etc.
Modulator-Demodulator, a device that converts digital data into analog signals and vice-versa over a telephone or cable line.
MOdulator, DEModulator. A device that you connect to your computer and to a phone line to allow the computer to talk to other computers through the phone system. Modems convert the computer's digital signals into analog waves that can be transmitted over standard voice telephone lines. Modem speeds are measured in bits per second (bps) - also sometimes expressed as KILObits (thousands of bits) per second. As an example, 28.8Kbps and 28,800bps are the same thing, 28,800 bits per second.
The device that turns the computer's digital signals into analogue signals for transfer over the telpephone system
A device that connects your computer to a telephone line in order to send and receive information by way of the Internet.
(Modulator-Demodulator) -- A device which links computers via telephone lines. The speed of your modem determines how fast files download and upload. A 2,400 bps modem is very slow, and a 28,800 bps (kilobits per second) modem is fast. The average Internet user is currently connecting with a 14.4 kpbs modem.
The word modem is actually short for Modulator/Demodulator. (There's something ...
Modem is a contraction of modulator/demodulator, which transforms a digital bit stream into an analogue signal (in the modulator), and vice versa (in the demodulator) so that the digital signal can be passed over an analogue channel.
Stands for MODulator-DEModulator. A device that converts digital signals to analog signals and vice-versa. Analog signals can be transmitted over communications links such as telephone lines.
A device that converts the digital signals generated by the computer's serial port to the modulated, analog signals required for transmission over a telephone line and likewise, transforms incoming analog signals to their digital equivalents. In personal computing, people frequently use modems to exchange programs and data with other computers, and to access on-line information services. Modem stands for modulator/demodulator. The modulation is necessary because telephone lines are designed to handle the human voice, with warbles between 300 and 3,000 Hz in ordinary telephone conversations (from a growl to a shriek). The speed at which a modem transmits data is measured in units call bits per second (technically not the same as bauds, although the terms are often used interchangeably). 300, 1200, 2400, 9600, 14400, 28800, 36600, 56000 (the higher the number, the faster the modem. 56K modem may need special phone line - ISDN)
Modem is an acronym for Modulator Demodulator. A modem is a device that converts data from digital computer signals to analog signals that can be sent over a phone line. This is called modulation. The analog signals are then converted back into digital data by the receiving modem. This is called demodulation. A modem is fed digital information, in the form of ones and zeros, from the CPU. The modem then analyzes this information and converts it to analog signals that can be sent over a phone line. Another modem then receives these signals, converts them back into digital data, and sends the data to the receiving CPU.
a modulator/demodulator. This device converts digital information into analog form for transmission over a telecommunications channel, and reconverts it to digital form at the point of reception.
A device which recieves data from the internet and converts it into a format which your computer can understand. If your internet connection is supplied via a cable TV company they will supply a Cable Modem. If your connection is via a telephone line you normally have the option to buy a modem from your ISP or you can supply your own.
MODulator DEModulator - hardware to allow a computer to comminucate with another computer over a telephone line.
an electronic device that connects computers via a telephone line, allowing the exchange of information. It consists of a modulator ( MO--) to convert computer information into a telephone signal and a demodulator ( DEM) to convert it back again.
Device that converts data from analog to digital and back again.
A device that connects a terminal and a computer by way of a telephone line. A modem converts digital signals to tones and converts tones back to digital signals, allowing a terminal and a computer to exchange data over standard telephone lines.
"Modem" means "Modulate/de-modulate" because that's what it does with a signal. An easy way to remember it, though, is to think of it as "Method Of Dialing External Machine." A modem is a piece of hardware, either internal or external,that allows your computer to connect, via phone line, to other computers. You can also send faxes, make data connections, and voice connections if your type of modem supports it. You will need software, such as Dial-up Networking, to make your modem work.
An add-on device that allows computers to communicate through telephone lines.
A device that transfers computer information across telephone lines. A modem will work with various types of communications software.
MOdulator, DEModulator. A device you connect to your computer and phone line that enables your computer to communicate with other computers through the phone system. Modems convert the computer's digital signals into analog waves that can be transmitted over standard voice telephone lines. Modem speeds are measured in bits per second (bps) or Kilobits (Kbps), or thousands of bits, per second.
Acronym for modulator-demodulator. (1) A device that modulates and demodulates signals, primarily converting digital signals into quasi-analog signals for transmission and for reconverting the quasi-analog signals into digital signals; (2) in frequency division carrier systems, devices that change the frequency of a signal, voice band on one side, and the carrier frequency with either erect or inverted sidebands on the other side.
modulator/demodulator, a device that can convert digital signals from a computer into analog sound signals for transmission over a telephone line, and vice versa
MOdulator-DEModulator. A device used to transform digital data sent by a computer to analog format suitable for transmission over a telephone line. It also transforms analog signals back to the digital form. A modem is required for the dial up connection to the Internet.
An item of hardware which connects a computer to a conventional telephone line and thus enables it to communicate with other computers.
An electronic device that converts serial data from a computer into an audio signal in order to transmit data over a telephone line.
(MOdulator-DEModulator) Device which converts digital computer signals to analog (sound) signals for transmission and communications over phone wires.
An external box or internal circuitry that converts computer data into sound that can be transmitted over phone lines.
a "MOdulator-DEModulator", a device for the inter-conversion of digital and analogue signals to allow data transmission over telephone lines.
A modem is a device that connects your computer to your phone line, allowing you to send and receive email and access websites. Modems are generally built-in to new computers but can also be bought as separate devices and then plugged into your computer. Currently modems provide the potential to connect to the Internet at 56 thousand bits per second.
A device for translating digital data into tones so they can be transmitted over plain old telephone lines.
Input/output device that converts computer signals (digital) to telephone system signals (analog) and back again to facilitate the transmission of data between computer systems.
acronym for modulator-demodulator which is an analog device for the transmission of data over telephone lines
Modulator/Demodulator. Typically used to refer to a piece of electronic hardware that sends and receives data from and to your computer over an external line.
Equipment/machine which connects the PC to the communication line, normally to the telephone's line.
A contradiction of the terms Modulator/Demodulator. A modem converts analog signals to digital and visa versa.
This popular term is made up of two words: modulate and demodulate. The function of a modem is to connect a device (usually computer) via a telephone line to another device with a modem.
An electronic device or a program that a computer uses to send data through telephone lines, fibre optic cables, or another transmission medium.
The device that allows your computer to talk to another computer, fax, or group of computers. Modems can be either external or internal, and usually have a wire attached to a phone or wall jack to interface with your communication structure.
A Modem is similar to a driver in that it takes information that your computer sends to it, converts it to a form that can be sent through phone lines to another computer that also has a modem and it converts it back to information the receiving computer can understand
The device which connects a computer to a standard phone line for access to the Internet.
Short for Modulator -Demodulator, this device modulates data by converting it to audible tones that can be transmitted on a telephone wire, and demodulates received signals to get the data.
A device in (or near) your computer that connects the computer to a phone line or cable connection. Faster is better, and 56K is now the standard. Cable and DSL modems run many times faster.
Abreviation of modulator/demodulator, the modem converts digital computer signals into analog form for transmission over analog telephone systems.
Short for modulator/demodulator. A hardware device that connects your computer to other computers using analog telephone lines.
A device for converting digital data into audio signals and back again. Primarily used for transmitting data between computers over telephone lines.
Modulator Demodulator. Modem is the device you need to connect your computer to the Internet. You may need dial up, DSL, or cable modem depending on the type of Internet access you subscribe to. As its name implies, a modem modulates the carrier (wave) by the baseband signal (information) at the transmitter and demodulates the modulated carrier at the receiver to take the information. A modem usually incorporates other functions, such as analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog conversion, compression or decompression, encryption or decryption, and error correction. Also see DSL, cable modem, V.90, V.92.
A device for sending data over telephone lines by turning the data into audio tones. Combines a MODulator and a DEModulator, hence MODEM.
A device allowing a computer to connect to the internet via telephone lines.
(Modulator - Demodulator) A device, which allows computers to communicate over the telephone lines by converting digital, signals to analog and vice versa. Traditional modems can carry data at speeds of up to 56Kps.
This mechanism connects a computer to a phone line so information can be sent from one computer to another or the user can access an on-line service or the Internet. In view of the popularity of the Internet, a modem is now considered basic equipment and comes on practically all new computers. Most modems come with fax capabilities.
The hardware used to establish connections to other computers over standard telephone lines. The modems' chief role is to convert the digital information of computers into analog signals that can be carried over conventional copper phone lines.
Many of you out there in Webland are reaching us by modem. A modem is a piece of computer equipment — sometimes a small box with flashing lights, sometimes a card sitting inside your computer — hooks into your phone jack and changes the kinds of electrical signals your computer can work with (digital signals, for what it's worth) into the kind of signals that can be passed over the phone lines (analog signals). The modem is also in charge of negotiating connections to other computers. With all that work to do, modems make for a relatively slow (though extremely popular) way to connect to the Net; those of you who have a direct network connection (at work, perhaps?) have a speed advantage. Modem is a contraction of Modulator - Demodulator, which describes what the modem does to turn computerese into phone signals and vice-versa.[See Also: 56KFlex, bi-directional, x2
(MOdulator, DEModulator) A device that allows computers to "talk" to one another and exchange information over telephone lines. Modems are either internal or external and come in several speeds, known as the baud rate. Typically you will hear modem speeds such as 14.4 (14,400 baud) and 28.8 (28,800 baud). The higher the baud rate, the faster the modem.
Modulator/demodulator. A device to convert digital signals to analog for transfer over phone lines.
Modulate/demodulate: Essential telecommunications hardware, which converts digital data into analog or voice-like frequencies that the telephone system can reproduce.
(modulator / demodulator) [Device]. A device that encodes (digital) data into analog signals to be transmitted over the phone network and decodes incoming analog signals back into digital form.
Equipment connected to a computer for sending/receiving digital information by telephone line. You need a modem to connect to the Internet, to send electronic mail and to fax. OCR - Optical Character Recognition. OCR lets a PC read a fax or scanned image and convert it to actual lettering.
Short for Modulator/Demodulator. There are 2 kinds: Internal or external. Modems use phone lines to comunicate with other computers through their modems. It is your modem which acts as the link between you and your Internet Service Provider.
Contraction of modulator-demodulator. A device that modulates and demodulates signals transmitted over communications facilities. The modulator is included for transmission and the demodulator for reception. A modem is used to allow digital signals to be sent over analog lines. Occasionally called data set.
Modulator/Demodulator that converts binary to analog signals and analog to binary signals. Used in digital devices like computers over analog telephone lines.
modulator/demodulator; represents digital data signals in analogue form
Hardware that allows you to connect your computer via a phone line to another modem which is connected to a computer or network.
A device or program that allows a computer to transmit data over, telephone or cable lines. Computer information is stored digitally, however information transmitted over telephone lines is transmitted in analog waves. A modem converts between analog and digital.
A device that permits a computer to transmit and receive data over a telephone line. Modem stands for modulator-demodulator.
Short for MOdulator-DEModulator. A device which modulates an analogue signal with a digital signal for transmission down a conventional telephone line, recovering the digital signal at the other end.
Modulator and Demodulator, A device used to convert the digital signals produced by a computer into the analog singals required by analog telephone lines, and vice-versa. This process of conversion allows computers to communicate across telephone lines.
MOdulator/DEModulator. This is a device for translating the digital output of a computer into a form that can be transmitted over a telephone line. To receive information, the modem works in reverse and converts the telephone signals back into digital signals. They can be fitted internally in the form of a modem card or may be an external device. Current modems transfer data at 56,000 bits per second (bps). Many modems can also talk to fax machines, which lets you use your computer to send and receive faxes to and from fax machines
An internal or external device for computers that allows people to use their computers and hook up to other systems from remote access. I agree with Isa that it is an essential part of psychology 459 if you want to work from home.
Contraction of Modulator/Demodulator. Modems convert digital data from a terminal or CPU into analog signals for transmission over telephone lines and convert the receiver data back to digital format.
(MOdulator/DEModulator) Device that sends and receives digital signals of computers over telephone lines, used to exchange computer files and to access on-line services.
device which handles the "conversation" between a computer and the telephone system.
a hardware device that converts digital (computer) data into audio (analog) tones for transmission over a telephone network. The process is reversed when receiving data.
Hardware that allows a computer to communicate with another computer using standard telephone lines. It literally stands for "MOdulator/DEModulator". It turns digital data into analog and vice-versa.
When connected to a computer, a modem allows it to transmit and receive information through a telephone line.
A device allowing one computer to connect to another using a phone line. It is most often used to connect a computer to the Internet.
A piece of equipment that translates digital data from your computer into analog signals which travel along phone lines, and back again. Modem speed is measured in bits per second, with 33.6 to 56 Kbps being the current standard. Expect speeds to increase dramatically with the next generation of phone lines, ISDN, cable modems, etc.
A modem modulates outgoing digital signals from a computer or other digital device to analog signals for a conventional copper twisted pair telephone line and demodulates the incoming analog signal and converts it to a digital signal for the digital device.
Short for mo dulator/ dem odulator. A device that takes a stream of data from a computer and turns it into a format that can be transmitted over a phone line. A modem at the other end of the line then coverts the data back into a format that is able to be used by the receiving computer.
a device to connect a computer to an ordinary phone-line. Multimedia: the mixing of different media on a computer-these could include text, sound, photographs and video.
(MOdulator/DEModulator) is a device used to transmit digital data across analog telephone circuits.
A piece of equipment that enables the transfer of information from one computer to another via a telephone line or communications cable.
A device enabling computers to communicate to each other through the use of telephone lines.
A device which converts digital signals into analog signals (and back) for transmission over telephone lines (modulator and demodulator).
stands for MOdulator, DEModulator, because it translates a digital signal into an analog signal and back again, in order to send electronic information over regular phone lines. Back From The Tech Encyclopedia
Device used by a computer to communicate with other computers or the Internet.
(MOdulator, DEModulator) -- A device that allows two computers to exchange data over a standard phone line.
Acronym for modulator/demodulator. Equipment which concerts digital signals to analog signals and vice-versa. Modems are used to help send data signals (digital) over the telephone network; which usually carries only analog signals.
Short for "Modulator-demodulator devices". Modems allow computers to transmit information to one another via an ordinary telephone line.
A device used to connect a computer through the telephone system to another computer. A modem can dial a number, answer a call, and hang up; but the "conversations" it carries are strictly computer-to-computer. Modems have different maximum speeds, which are indicated by their baud rate. The term modem is a conjunction of two words: MODulator/DEModulator.
Equipment for a computer that lets it talk to other computers over telephone lines.
A device that enables computers to interact with each other and the internet.
"Modulator-demodulator" -- a device that converts digital signals to and from computers from and to analog signals as required for for transmission over telephone lines.
(Modulator - Demodulator)--A device used to convert serial digital data for transmission over a telephone channel, or to reconvert the transmitted signal to serial digital data for acceptance by a receiving terminal.
Mo dulator/ dem odulator. A device connected between a computer and a telephone line. It consists of a modulator that converts digital computer signals into audio signals for transmission over the telephone line and a corresponding demodulator to convert the incoming audio signals into digital form.
A combined form of ' mod ulator- dem odulator', a modem is a device that allows computers to transmit data over telephone lines.
A device through which computer data can be transmitted over telephone lines.
From Modulation and Demodulation. A device that converts information from analog to digital and vice versa. Digital information is represented in a series of 1's and 0's. Analog information, such as a sound wave, varies continuously. Example: Typically, when an email is sent, the modem converts the digital email message to analog.
a communications device that converts computer code into a form that can be transmitted and received over telephone lines.
An instrument to facilitate connection to the telephone system (often pre-installed in computers).
Modulator/demodulator. A device required to convert digital computer data into modulated analog data for transfer via non-digital telephone lines.
Short for modulator/demodulator. A device that enables a machine or terminal to establish a connection and transfer data through telephone lines. Because a computer is digital and a t3lephone line is analog, modems are needed to convert digital into analog, and vice versa. See also baud rate.
A piece of hardware that allows the computer to talk over a phone line. A modem is often used as a network interface.
A modem is a communications device that converts digital computer information to and from analogue form so it can travel over telephone lines.
Contraction of MOdulator-DEModulator. A modem allows computers to transmit information to each other via ordinary telephone lines.
A device used that you connect to your computer and phone line to the internet.
an internal or external device that connects the computer to a phone line and, if the consumer wishes, to a company that can link him/her to the Internet. While a modem is in use, you cannot receive other phone calls (unless you have a second phone line or other device to handle incoming calls while you are connected to the Internet).
A modem (modulator/demodulator) is the hardware required to connect telephone lines and is essential for dial-up connections to the Internet.
a piece of electronic hardware which allows two computers to communicate through phone lines; they are either "external modems" (a box plugged into the computer) or "internal modems" (a card plugged into the central board inside the computer); they are rated by how fast they communicate data, calculated as "baud rate" (e.g., 14,400 baud)
Acronym for modulator/demodulator. Device that converts digital signals into analogical ones and vice-versa. Thus, it allows communication between two computers via a standard telephone or cable line (cable modem).
A modulator/demodulator. When two computers communicate over telephone lines and similar media, digital signals must be converted to analog during transmission, then back again to digital at the destination. Modems are always used in pairs, one at each end. They are rated according to the speed, typically in "bits per second," at which the information can pass through the transmission medium.
A contraction of modulator-demodulator. A device that enables a computer or terminal to transmit over telephone lines by modulating, or converting, data from a digital to an analog form. When originating a call, a modem modifies its analog carrier signal to carry a digital signal; when answering a call, the modem extracts the digital signal from the modified carrier.
Modem Device for sending data to and from (e.g.) a computer; a "modulator-demodulator)
A peripheral device that connects computers to each other for sending communications through telephone lines. The modem modulates the digital data of computers into analog signals to send over the telephone lines, then demodulates back into digital signals to be read by the computer on the other end; thus the name "modem" for modulator/demodulator. It converts characters into a form that can be transmitted over a telephone line, and reconverts transmitted signals to characters.
(Modulator-Demodulator) An electronic device that allows computers to communicate over standard telephone lines. It transforms digital signal into analog signal and transmits to another modem which then reconstructs the digital signal from the analog signal.
A device that enables a computer to send and receive information over a telephone line. Internal modems are circuit cards that are plugged straight into the computer's motherboard. External modems are small electronic boxes attached to the serial port with a cable.
Data communications equipment that connects a computer to the telephone network. Technically, a modem converts a computer's digital signals to analog signals that can be transmitted over standard telephone lines. Digital or ISDN modems, also called Terminal Adapters, are used to connect computers to digital ISDN lines.
Hardware that allows computers to talk to each other through normal telephone lines. It's usually how your computer connects to the Internet.
A device which enables two computers to communicate over an analogue telephone line, typically at a rate of up to 19.2Kbps
A device that allows your computer to send and receive data via telephone lines. The word "modem" is derived from the device's full name, "modulator-demodulator."
Modulator/Demodulator. There, now you know. A modem (emphasis on the first syllable; "mowed'em") is the piece of equipment that allows your computer to connect to phone lines, in order to send and receive faxes or go online. Common home modem speeds (in kbit/s) slowest 14.4, 28.8, 36.6, 56.6 (Flex or X2), 125 (ISDN) 500 (Cable), 1,000 (ADSL) faster, commercial lines including fibre optic, T3 and T1 are much, much faster.
Your modem can be inside or outside your computer. It allows your computer to send and receive data using your telephone line.
This is the abbreviation for MOdulator-DEModulator, an electronic device which converts (modulates) digital data from the computer to a form which can be transmitted over the telephone (analog) line. The modem also converts the telephone line data back to computer data (demodulates).
Mostly used over phone lines, a device that converts electronic stored information from point a. to point b.
Modulator-Demodulator - A device which converts digital data to analogue signals for transmission over voice circuits, such as PSTN lines.
MODulator / DEModulator, the device that talks over the phone line
A device that is connected to a computer and to a phone line, so that a connection can be made to the Internet or to a remote computer.
A device which allows a connection between two computers via a telephone line
Short for Modulator-Demodulator. A device that converts bytes into sound (a process known as modulation) which is typically carried across telephone lines to another modem that converts it back to bytes (demoduation).
A hardware device that connects to the phone lines that permits computers to exchange information. Modems convert binary data into analogue for the purpose of passing that data over copper phone lines.
A device that allows your computer to communicate with other computers over telephone lines. There are three types of modems: external, PC Card, and internal. You typically use your modem to connect to the Internet and exchange e-mail.
MOdulator, DEModulator. A device either inside or connected to your computer which allows you to connect to the internet.
A device to allow for a dial up connection to a remote computer over standard telephone lines. A modem modulates the digital data from your computer to an analog "audible" signal suitable for transmission over the voice telephone network.
A device that enables a user to dial into another computer via telephone lines to send and receive data. The most common use of modems is for dialing into an Internet service provider to access the Internet or World Wide Web, though they can also be used to send faxes and transmit data directly from one computer to another. Modems do not provide high bandwidth, and as a result, they do not provide high speed Internet access. Most Americans who access the Internet from home use modems.
Acronym for modulator/demodulator. This device allows a computer to transmit and receive information over telephone lines by converting digital data into analog data. The opposite process takes place on the receiving end.
(Modulator/Demodulator) - Devices that convert digital and analog signals. Modems allow computer data (digital) to be transmitted over voice-grade telephone lines (analog).
A device for connecting a computer or other device (eg a set-top box) to a network (usually a phone line). The modem converts the digital information that a computer uses into audio signals which can be sent along a phone line.
Modulator, DEModulator. A device that connects a computer to a phone line, allowing acces with other computers and networks (e.g. the Web) through the phone system.
'modulator/demodulator' - a device which 'listens' to your computer, translates computer signals into telecom signals so computers can communicate to each other across telecom lines. Internal ('invisible') and external (visible) modems exist inside and outside a computer
Short for modulator-demodulator, a modem is a device used by a computer to transmit and carry data over a phone or cable line.
A device that translates computer signals to analogue signals suitable for sending across phone lines.
Stands for MOdulator/DEModulator - a device that translates the digital information from your computer into analogue signals that can be passed down an ordinary telephone line. This allows one computer to 'talk' to another computer using the telephone line as a medium.
A device that converts signals from one form to a form compatible with another kind of equipment; specifically, computer data is transformed to analog signals to be sent over telephone lines.
A computer component that allows two-way transmission of data over a telephone line. Modems are a popular means to connect home computers to the internet.
A piece of computer hardware which connects a computer to a phone line.
a device used by a computer to communicate through phone lines to remote computers.
A device connected to computers allowing them to send data over analogue lines in a digital format to each other.
A device to accept data from, e.g. a PC and modulate it onto an analogue carrier signal for transmission on an analogue system, e.g. a standard phone line. Also demodulates the incoming analogue signal to digital data for use by the PC. Hence MOdulator / DEModulator.
A device for converting digital (data) signals to analog and vice versa, for data transmission over an analog telephone line.
(MOdulator, DEModulator) a device that uses a telephone line to connect a computer to other computers.
modulator/demodulator, converts digital signals to analog and vice versa, used to connect a digital device (such as a computer) to an analog device (such as a phone line) allowing communication
Modulator-Demodulator: Device that converts analog signals from a telephone line into digital information your computer can recognize.
A device that converts digital signals into analog signals and converts phone analog signals into digital signals. This allows computers to link up with other computers over telephone lines.
An internal or external device that allows you to use a phone line to communicate with other computers without using a network connection.
Computer peripheral that enables computers to transmit information over telephone lines. Usually built into computers.
Modulator/Demodulator. Converts digital signals from DC to AC. See also TNC
Your modem is your friend. A master translator, it sits between your computer and your phone jack -- spinning digital data into analog gold (so that data can move through your phone line) and vice versa.
(MOdulator, DEModulator) a device that uses a telephone line to connect your computer to the internet
This is an acronym derived from the words modulator and demodulator by taking the “mo†and “dem†from the words. A modem is a piece of hardware that is used to connect computers to the Internet.
Short for modulator/demodulator. A device that connects your computer to the Internet, over a phone line. Modems work at different speeds; the faster the speed, the faster that information flows to (and from) your computer. Although you can access the Internet with a modem of any speed, it is desirable to go as fast as possible. A modem's speed is measured in bits per second, or bps.
( Mod ulator/ Dem odulator) electronic device used to carry out conversion of data from digital to analogue form (and the reverse) for transmission over a telecommunications link.
A communications product that sends computer transmission over a standard telephone line at pre-set speeds. MOdulator/DEModulator. A device that allows one computer to communicate with another by translating digital information from the computer into analogue data that can be transmitted by the phone lines.
Hardware equipment normally used to connect a computer to the internet.
Contraction of Modulator and Demodulator. Device used to convert digital data to and from a form for transmission over telephone circuits, terrestrial radio circuits, satellite circuits, etc.
MOdulator/DEModulator. Your modem takes data you are sending and modulates it so that it can be transmitted over an analog voice phone line. Your modem accepts incoming modulated data and demodulates it so that it is usable by your computer. The earliest modems required the user to place the telephone handset into a cradle with padded apertures for the two ends of the handset. Speeds were in the range of 300 to 1,200 BPS. With improvements in error correction, modems today under ideal conditions can transmit data at over 50,000 BPS. over a single phone line. DSL and ISDN connections offer even higher speeds. These days the term modem is frequently used to describe external network connection devices that don't actually perform any modulation or demodulation, such as DSL and Cable modems which are actually digital end-to-end.
MOdulator/DE odulator. Device that converts computer data into high-frequency signals or vice versa, for transmission over phone lines.
(MOdulator/DEModulator) A devise that converts digital signals to analog signals and viceversa. Computers transmit digital signals whereas telephone lines transmit analogue signals.
MOdulator and DEModulator. The device which allows equipment to use broadband networks by generating and modulating a carrier signal for transmissions, and demodulating received carrier signals to extract incoming data. Modems convert digital signals into a form suitable for transmission over analog communication facilities and vice versa.
The communications device that transmits data between single computers, Internet servers, online services and BBSs.
Acronym for MOdulator DEModulator. Facilitates communication between a computer, via a phone line, to another computer that stands alone or is networked.
Short for modulator/demodulator. A hardware device that allows a computer to transmit and receive information over telephone lines. A modem converts (modulates) digital data from computers into analog data that can be transmitted over telephone lines, and reconverts (demodulates) it for use on a computer.
MO dulator, DEM odulator: A MODEM converts digital information generated by a computer and converts it into a analog format (like the human voice) so that it can travel across normal phone lines. A MODEM on the receiving end converts the back to the original digital format on the remote end.
Modem is short for 'modular - demodulator', a device which converts digital signals from a data-transmitting terminal into modulated analogue signals which can be carried by a public network. A second modem at the destination reconverts the data into digital form.
a MODulator-DEModulator converts data to a form compatible for sending and receiving on transmission facilities.
mod ulator dem odulator, or device that allows a computer to receive and transmit data over standard telephone lines. A modem takes digital data and converts it to analogue data, and the modem at the other end takes the analogue data and converts it back to digital. Most computers use modems to connect to the Internet and the World Wide Web.
Short for Modulator/Demodulator. This allows the computer to connect to remote computers (also so equipped) over normal telephone lines.
A computer device that converts digital signals to the modulated analog signals required for transmission over a telephone line, and vice versa.
A modem is a piece of computer equipment, sometimes a small box with flashing lights, sometimes a card sitting inside your computer, that connects to your phone line. The modem also negotiates connections to other computers.
a piece of electronics that translates what you type and create on your computer into a signal that can be sent through a phone line and recreated by another modem on the other end.
A piece of technology designed to allow computers to use analogue (not digital) telephone lines for communication.
Acronym for MOdulator/DEModulator. Refers to equipment that converts digital signals to analog signals and vice versa. Modems are used to send digital data signals over analog networks.
Modulator/demodulator. A device that enables computer signals to travel over phone lines.
Modulator-demodulator. A device that converts digital signals to analogue signals and vice versa to allow communication between two computers or between a computer and a terminal through a phone line.
A standard dial-up modem is used to connect a computer to the Internet via a telephone line. Most have a connection speed of 56Kbps.
Modulator/demodulator. Electronic device for sending digital information over audio or telecommunications networks, such as connection to the internet
MOdulator - DEModulator. A device that converts digital signals to a form suitable for analog transmission.
(MOdulator/DEModulator) A device that is connected to the computer and to a phone line, allowing the computer to communicate with other computers through the phone system.
MOdulator/DEModulator. A device that converts binary information in a similar sign, that it can be transmitted by the channels of voice telephone, and it transforms that sign again in data that can be recognized by the computer in his destiny.
Modulator/demodulator; a telephone-like device that transmits and receives data.
a device that enables a computer to transmit data via a telephone line.
This is an shortened term for MOdulator/DEModulator, and is a computer peripheral which allows computers to communicate over telephone lines.
Modulator-demodulator. A device for converting and transmitting digital data over an analog telephone line. Modern modems are capable of transmitting data at up to 56 kbps.
Short for "modulator-demodulator", which fails to trip off the tongue. This is a device that connects the computer to telephone networks to access remote computers and online services. It can be external to the computer, but most modern computers have a modem built in.
(Modulator/Demodulator) A device that lets a PC communicate & exchange information with other modem-equipped computers via telephone lines.
A device used to communicate on the internet through the telephone line by using sound.
An acronym for MOdulator-DEModulator. It is a device that converts digital data from a computer or terminal into analog data that can be sent over telephone lines. On the receiving end, it converts the analog data back to digital data. Most modern modems can handle the dialing and answering of a telephone call and generate the speed of the data transmission, measured in bits per second, or baud rates. The telephone industry sometimes refers to a modem as a dataset.
(Modulator Demodulator) a device for converting analogue signals into digital signals and vice versa.
(Modulator- Demodulator). A device used to convert digital data sent by a computer to an analogic signal over telephone lines and vice versa.
An electronic device used to transmit information from one computer to another by means of telephone lines.
A modem is a device that modulates and demodulates data usually transmitted over a regular telephone line. The word modem stands for modulator-demodulator. A modem enables a computer to transmit data over regular telephone lines. Computer information is stored digitally, whereas information transmitted over telephone lines is transmitted in the form of analog waves. A modem converts between these two forms.
An antique electronic device that was used to modulate or change your computers digital output to an analog form for transmission over separate, dedicated phone lines. The old school of data transmission.
MODulator-DEModulator - allows the transmission of digital information over an analogue phone line. It is the piece of hardware that connects your computer to the internet.
An acronym for modulator-demodulator. A modem is used to convert a digital signal from a computer into an analog signal so that it can be sent over a telephone line. The received signal is reconverted from analog to digital by another modem at the other end.
A communication device via which the computer transmits and receives data over analogue telephone lines. Used for sending and receiving email and to browse and download information from the internet.
The device used to allow a computer to communicate with another computer over a phone line. Its needed since the computers information is in digital form and information on many telephone lines is transmitted in analog form. A device to convert from one form to the other is a mo dulator and dem odulator, hence the term modem.
A communication device that performs conversion of digital signals into analog signals (transmission) and analog signals into digital signals (receiving). This conversion is necessary if communication over standard POTS is attempted.
A device allowing delivery and reception of data to and from a PC across phone lines.
is short for Modulator / Demodulator. A hardware device allowing computers to connect to the internet over telephone wires.
A modem (modulator/demodulator), converts data from internal computer data to communication-line data and back again. The transmission rate of the data across a telephone line is measured in bits per second. Most modems in use today can connect at up to 56,000 kbps. First Step Internet also supports the new V92 modems.
device that allows a desktop computer to communicate over standard phone lines with another computer or log in remotely to a server/host, usually at speeds ten times slower than Ethernet; requires another modem on the other end (the modem bank at the end of a dial-up number) to complete the connection. "Modem" is short for "modulator-demodulator," which refers to the process of translating computer data into serial phone-line-compatible form and then extracting it again on the other end. A modem is to computers what a phone is to humans: to communicate you need one on each end, with wiring and switching in between.
A device that connects a computer to a phone line. A telephone for a computer allowing computer to speak to each other over the phone line.
The device that connects your computer to your phone line which enables access to the Internet. A modem decodes outgoing digital signals from a computer, or other digital device, to analog signals for a conventional copper twisted pair telephone line.
Modulator Demodulator – confused? Basically it's another bit of hardware that will allow you to use your computer as a hands free telephone, as a fax machine, and it is used to connect to the Internet, BIG advantage to both businesses and home users.
This a word created out of the beginning letters of two other words: MOdulation and DEModulation. The words mean the changing of data from digital (computer language) to analog (phone line language) and then back again. It represents the purpose of your computer's modem.
Modulator-Demodulator. An electrical device with software programs that allows a computer to transmit and receive data over telephone and cable lines. Computers create digital (discrete) data, but telephone and cable data are analog, i.e., use electrical (continuous or non-discrete) data. A modem coverts computer digital data into analog data and back to computer digital data at the other end of the transmission. External modems use an RS-232 computer port. Telephone modems and constructed differently from cable modems, so they cannot be interchanged. Internal modems come on a card that is placed into a computer expansion slot. The fastest modems operated at 54Kbps (kilobits per second). For faster speeds (i.e., " bandwidth"), the user must use DSL or Cable broadband connections.
Modulator-demodulator. Device used for converting a digital signal into tones that can be transmitted down a telephone wire.
MOdulator, DEModulator. Modems translate data from one computer to another - from digital to analog and analog to digital. Newbie: A slang term for somebody who is new to the web.
the hardware that connects a computer to an ISP through the telephone network.
The device used to allow a computer to communicate with another computer over a telephone line. It is needed because the computer’s information is in digital form and information on many telephone lines is transmitted in analog form. A device to convert from one form to the other is a modulator and demodulator, hence the term modem.
A device which enables data to be exchanged by converting signals. For example, a modem can be used to convert a digital signal to an analogue signal to allow computers to transmit data, such as analogue signals, over telephone lines.
A device that connects your computer to the telephone network to access remote computers and online services. Modern modems work to standards such as V32. Most can send and receive fax, while later models also handle including voice messages.
A MOdulator-DEModulator: a digital device which allows computers to communicate with each other via the telephone network.
A Modem (MOdulator-DEModulator) is a device that allows remote computers to communicate using telephone lines. Computer information is stored digitally, whereas information transmitted over telephone lines is transmitted in the form of analog waves. A modem converts between these two types.
Modulator/Demodulator. A device which converts outgoing number from a binary computer into tones that can be carried over a telephone line. Modems also convert incoming analog sounds into their digital equivalents so that the computer can absorb them.
Acronym for Modulator-Demodulator. It is hardware required to access Internet through a telephone line. Modem converts the format of information received from the telephone line (Analog) into a computer friendly format (Digital) and vise-versa.
Short form of "Modulator/Demodulator." The electronic device that connects the computer to a telephone line to allow communications.
MOdulator/DEModulator. The equipment used to link computers over a telephone line.
MOdulator-DEModulator. A device which converts the digital signal from a computer into a series of tones for transmission over ordinary telephone lines. The process is reversed at the other end.
Definition: A device for transmitting digital data over the fixed line telephone network by modulating the data into an audio signal to send it, and demodulating an audio signal into data to receive.
A MOdulator/DEModulator. A device that can encode digital signals from a computer into analog signals that can be transmitted over analog lines, and vice versa.
A device that enables the user to "dial in" to the Internet via astandard phone line. It translates digital signals from the computer intoanalog signals that can pass along a telephone line. When analog signals comeback along the telephone line, the modem then translates them back into digitalsignals, for use by the computer.
Short for MODulator/DEModulator, a modem is the device that connects your PC to the telephone network so that it can communicate with other computers on the Internet. Modems these days are often built into your PC, but you can also buy external modems if you have an older computer that doesn't have one built in. See also: Baud Rate
A communication device that translates computer signals into a format capable of being transmitted over telephone lines.
Originally named for its functionality as an analog to digital Modulator/DEModulator in traditional dial-up data connectivity.
An acronym for "MOdulator/DEModulator". A Modem is a device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over telephone lines.
Is a piece of hardware which allows you to connect to the Internet.
An acronym for MOdulator/DEModulator. Modems are data communications devices that convert digital signals to analog signals for transmission over analog public telephone networks.
Modulator/demodulator. A device which converts digital signals to analogue signals, suitable for transmission over a phone line
The device which modulates or converts your computer's digital signals device to analogue signals suitable for carrying over a normal phone line and vice versa. Modem is short for modulation/demodulation.
A telecommunications peripheral device that allows computer to communicate with one another via conventional telephone lines. Modems are required for home computers to access the Internet or to send and receive facsimile transmissions ( FAX). Modems are rated by their speed in moving data from the computer to the telephone line. This speed is measured in bits per second (bps). Standard modern modems are rated at 28,800 bps, 33,600 bps and 56,400 bps.
A "MOdulator/DEModulator" allows computers to be upgraded for data communication. The modem hardware (and appropriate software) makes it possible to dial into the internet and other local or open computer networks.
(1) MOdulator DEModulators enable computers to communicate via phone lines. LAN's communicate without a modem. (2) A device that allows a computer to communicate with another computer over telephone lines. A modem connects your computer to the phone system, allowing you to access on line services and electronic mail. Many computers come with built-in din/fax moderns that communicate not just with other computers but with fax machines as well. (3) acronym for "Modulator/Demodulator." A device generally used to convert digital signals (computer data) to analog signals (sound) for transmission across phone lines. The modern at the other end reverses the process. (7/96)
A conversion device that allows a computer to transmit information over analog communication lines (for example, traditional phone lines) by converting information that is digitally stored on the computer into transmission signals. The transmitting-end modem modulates digital signals received locally from a computer or terminal and sends analog signals over the line. The receiving-end modem demodulates the incoming signal, converting it back to its original (i.e., digital) format and passes it to the destination business machine.
Modulator, Demodulator. A device that you connect to your computer and to a phone line that allows the computer to talk to other computers through the phone system. Modems convert the digital signal to analog so it can travel the phone line and then back to digital again for processing.
An abbreviated term for "modulator-demodulator." A modem converts digital signals into analog signals (and vice versa), enabling computers to send and receive data over the telephone networks.
A communications device that enables a computer to transmit information over a telephone line.
A modem is a device that allows one computer to connect to another via standard analog phone lines.
A term which is actually based on the function of the device itself – a MOdulator/DEModulator. A modem converts analog waveforms into digital data and vice versa.
"Modem" means "Modulate/de-modulate" because that's what it does with a signal. A modem is a piece of computer hardware, located either inside or outside your computer, that allows your computer to connect, via phone line, to another computer. Most modems are "FAX/modems" which adds faxing capabilities. A FAX/modem needs related software, like Windows Dial-Up Networking and FAX software, to work.
A piece of hardware that allows the computer to connect to a network via a phone line.
MOdulator - DEModulator A communications device that works by converting the digital signals from your computer into analogue signals that can be transmitted as sounds down a phone line. Another modem then converts them back into digital form at the other end. ISDN is similar to this but is quicker as it uses digital phone lines and eliminates the need to convert the signals to analogue.
A device that allows a computer to communicate with another computer through telephone lines. PC users typically need a modem and a dial-up connection to use the Internet. See Chapter 5.
Modulator-demodulator. A device that allows computers to transmit data over telephone or cable lines. Most Internet service plans require the use of a modem to function properly.
modulator/demodulator - hardware that translates digital computer signals into sounds that be transmitted down a telephone line.
MOdulator/DEModulator. Device that allows a computer to communicate with another over a standard telephone line, by converting the digital data into analog signals and vice versa.
A device used to link computers via a phone line. Modems usually connect at a slower rate of speed than "broadband" technologies, such as a T3 line, DSL, or a cable modem.
Modulator/Demodulator. The device used to translate digital signals to analogue signals for transmission over an analogue carrier.
A device that connects your computer to other computers via phone line.
Modem stands for modulator/demodulator. The piece of hardware that allows your computer to connect to the internet and facilitates downloads and uploads. Both broadband and dial-up modems exist. Broadband modems are much faster.
Modulator-Demodulator, device that converts digital data from a computer into analog data that can be transmitted over telephone lines. It can dial and answer a phone call to send or receive the data. Many are now hooked up to the Internet by cable modem. Close Window
A device for transmitting usually digital data over telephone wires by modulating the data into an audio signal to send it and demodulating an audio signal into data to receive it. Source: Dictionary.com
Acronym for MOulate DEModulate. Hardware that allows computers to interact with each other via telephone lines by converting digital signals to analog for transmission along analog lines. MOdulator/DEModulator, a gizmo which translates the digital information your computer produces into analogue signals that can be sent down the phone lines.
Stands for modulator/demodulator. A modem is a data communications device that connects a computer to the telephone network. A modem converts analog waveforms into digital data and vice versa. Digital or ISDN modems, also called Terminal Adapters, are used to connect computers to digital ISDN lines.
A piece of equipment to allow computers to interact with each other via telephone lines by converting digital signals to analog for transmission along analog lines.
Modulator Demodulator. Converts digital information to a series of tones appropriate for the telephone network.
A modem transforms (modulates) digital information into an analog signal that can be sent across a telephone line. It also demodulates an analog signal it receives from the telephone line, converting the information contained in the signal back into digital information.
A device named from an amalgam of the words modulator and demodulator. A modem will modulate an outgoing binary bit stream or to an analog carrier, and demodulate an incoming binary bit stream from an analog carrier.
A device that uses a telephone line PSTN or ISDN to connect one computer to another.
Modulator/Demodulator. A device that transforms digital signals into audio tones for transmission over telephone lines, and does the reverse for reception.
stands for MOdulator/DEModulator. A hardware device used to send information over telephone wires from one computer to another. Modems can be external, in a separate case, or internal, on a circuit board.
From modulator/ demodulator. A device that converts the digital data that your computer uses into analog data that can travel on telephone lines.
Whilst the term modem actually stands for modulator/demodulator, the term can be used to refer to any piece of ADSL customer equipment. More likely the term is used to refer to a PCI or USB device that has no routing functionality built in. In this way ADSL modems are differentiated from ADSL routers. It is worth noting that several products on the market referred to as "ADSL Routers" do not actually connect directly to your ADSL / telephone line, and are in fact simply routers that can be connected to a separate ADSL modem. More prevalent in the USA, where early ADSL adopters had no choice but to purchase an ADSL modem plus a separate router, some UK customers have been caught out. Always check with your ADSL equipment supplier that your ADSL routers actually includes the ADSL modem.
Acronym for modulator demodulator. A modem converts data from a computer to analog signals that can be transmitted through telephone lines, or converts the signals from telephone lines into a form the computer can use.
Stands for "modulator-demodulator." It's a device that allows your computer to link up with other computers over telephone lines.
Short for modulator/demodulator. An essential item of computer hardware which enables data to flow from a computer to the Internet.
(MOdulator/DEModulator) A device for allowing computers to communicate over a phone line. May be either an expansion card, or an external device plugged into one of the serial ports.
A device used to transmit data to and from the computer.
A device for letting two computers communicate over a phone line.
This is the device that lets your computer “talk” to other computers over an ordinary telephone line. “Modem” stands for modulator-demodulator. Its job is to translate between your computer's digital language and the modulated signal carried by phone wires.
A hardware device that allows computers to send or receive data over phone lines.
Modulator/Demodulator. A device that allows users to send and receive computer data via a normal telephone line. Facilitates dial-up connections to the Internet and online services.
Device that enables a computer to connect to other computers and networks using ordinary phone lines. Modems "modulate" the computer's digital signals into analog signals for transmission, then "demodulate" those analog signals back into digital language that the computer on the other end can understand.
Abbreviation for modulator/demodulator: equipment enabling a PC to communicate with another computer via a telephone line.
(Modulator, Demodulator) -- A device that you connect to your computer and phone line, which allows the computer to "talk" to other computers through the phone system. Basically, modems work for computers as a telephone does for a human.
A device that allows a terminal or computer at one location to communicate with a terminal or computer at a distant location via wire or phone lines.
(modulator-demodulator ): a piece of equipment that connects a computer to a data transmission line, e.g. phone line Back to the top
MOdulator/DEModulator. A modem is a device that converts digital signals from a PC into analog signals that can be sent over a telephone line; another modem performs the analog to digital conversion at the receiving end.
This is a device which converts a digital signal into a voiceband form that has the capability of being conveyed over a connection that is analogue. For example, the public telephone network.
(modulator/ demodulator), which is an electronic device that converts computer signals (digital) into audio signals (analogue) so data can be sent over existing telephone lines.
device that converts computer data into an audio signal that can be transmitted over a telephone line.
An acronym for MOdulator/DEModulator. Conventional modems comprise equipment that can convert digital signals to analog signals and vice versa.
A device used to link computers via a phone line; "modem" is short for modulator-demodulator.
Equipment that connects the computer to the Internet via a telephone line. Modem translates digital to analogue and back again to allow computers to communicate to each other via a standard telephone line.
A device that converts analog telephone signals into digital signals that a computer can understand.
short for "modulator/demodulator." This device connects the computer to a telephone line for communication with another remotecomputer or information network. Modems may be internal or external to the computer case. Modems are classified according to the speed with which they send and receive information.
MOdulator, DEModulator: A communication device connected between phone line and computer that allows the computer to talk to other computers.
A telecommunications device that converts between analog and digital signals, allowing communication over voice circuits.
Process of converting digitized data into analog form for a carrier wave. Demodulation transforms data transmitted in analog form back into digital form for computer storage and/or processing. Modems modulate and demodulate computer data for transmission on telephone lines.
MOdulator-DEModulator (a device which allows a computer to exchange information with another computer over a telephone line)
An electronic device used to convert digital signals from your computer to analogue signals that can travel over telephone lines, and then convert analog signals from telephone lines to digital signals for your computer to interpret.
This is an internal, or sometimes external, device that connects your phone line to your computer and allows you to connect to the Internet or link to other computers.
An internal or external device that connects your computer to a phone line and, if you wish, to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that can link you to the Internet.
or MOdulator, DEModulator A device that connects to both your computer and your telephone line, allowing the computer to talk to other computers through the phone system.
Spongy term, does it just include the modulator and equalizer, or does it refer to the whole analog/digital signal processing chain? Our suggestion: not to use the term “modem†at all to avoid confusion
(Modulator/Demodulator) - Originally, a device that converted (modulated) the "1" and "0" values of a binary signal into a signal that could be carried by an analog telephone network. At the other end, a different modem converted (demodulated) the analog signal back into digital. The term "modem" is now used to describe the appliance that provides a computer with a connection to the Internet.
MOdulator-DEModulator. A device that translates computer information for transmission on both cellular and regular telephone lines.
A modem is a external box or a card inside your PC that simply translates computer signals into phone signals. This enables a computer to communicate with another computer via a telephone line. You'll need a modem and an ISP to send e-mails and surf the Internet. The faster your modem, the faster your connection.
A device that enables two computers to communicate with each other over a telephone line.
A modem is a communications device which allows your computer to connect to the Internet. The word modem is shorthand for modulator/demodulator, which means it converts analog signals into digital signals and vice-versa.
Contraction for modulator/demodulator; a modem converts the digital data from a computer (or fax machine, or whatever) into a form suitable for transmission over the public telephone network. Analog modems are used by millions of users today to connect to the Internet.
MOdulator/DEModulator. A device which lets computers communicate over a phone line. It can either be internal, or an external piece of hardware that plugs into one of the computer's serial ports (ie. sticks into one of the holes in the back ).
This is an abbreviation for the term modulator-demodulator. A device used to dial-in from a remote computer into any computer system.
Modulator/Demodulator. A device which converts a digital signal from a computer into an analog signal which can then be transmitted down telephone lines and decoded by a modem at the receiving end.
Stands for "modulator-demodulator"--a device for translating digital signals from a transmitting computer terminal into analog data for transmission over a telephone line, and for reconverting analog to digital at the receiving end. See also remote access.
MOdulator, DEModulator: Hardware device that connects a computer to a phone line, that allows the computer to talk with other computers through the phone system. A modem converts the digital packets (bits) from the computer to the tones that are sent over phone lines. Different tones represent the values of the bits.
Modulator/Demodulator, a modem changes (modulates) a computer's outgoing digital signal to analog, and performs the reverse operation (demodulates) incoming analog signals from a telephone line, to digital.
Short for Mod ulator/ Dem odulator, it's the little piece of hardware that allows your computer to communicate over existing phone lines.
An acronym for modulator/demodulator. A device that converts digital signals to analog signals and vice versa. Modems are most often used to connect computers to telephone lines.
a telecommunications device that translates analog signals from the phone lines into digital signals that are understood by the computer, and vice versa.
This is short for MOdulator, DEModulator, a device that allows your computer tocommunicate with another computer over a phone line. Modems come in different speeds: thehigher the speed, the faster the data is transmitted.
Modulator/Demodulator. A device that transforms a two-level computer signal into a form suitable for transmission over telephone lines.
The term is a shortened version of Modulator-Demodulator and refers to a device that is used to allow computers to communicate with one another over the phone line or through a cable network.
Stands for Modulator-Demodulator. A device that converts digital data into analog form for transmission over telephone lines.
This is in most computers that is used to transmit computer data over standard phone lines. Modem speed is measured in bits per second.
A piece of hardware within the computer. It allows him to send and to receive the information on a normal telephone line. Needed for the email, faxes and the Internet.
Hardware that allows your computer to dial-in to an ISP and access the Web.
Modulator / demodulator which converts digital data into a narrow range of analogue signals capable of being carried by a telephone connection. Modems use agreed standards to communicate and negotiate connection speeds with each other. Some examples are 56kbps v.90 and 33.6kbps e v.34
A device used to connect a computer to a phone line, which converts signals between a digital form and an analog form.
Modulator/Demodulator A device that lets your computer communicate and exchange information with other modem-equipped computers via telephone lines. (See: V90)
Modulador/Demodulador. Device that turns DS to analogous adapting them to transmission means and vice versa.
Mo dulator- dem odulator. Modulates digital signals from a computer into analog signals to transmit over telephone lines. Demodulates the analog signals to digital signals.
Short for modulator/demodulator. A modem is used between a computer and a phone or cable line to convert the computer's digital signal to an analogue signal for the line and vice versa
(modulator demodulator) – a device that allows a computer to receive and transmit data over standard telephone lines. A modem takes digital data and converts it to analog data, and the modem at the other end takes the analog data and converts it back to digital. Most computers use modems to connect to the Internet and the World Wide Web.
A device which is connected to the computer and the telephone line. It converts information from digital format (generated by the computer) into an analog format suitable for transmission over the telephone line. When this information reaches its destination, another modem does the reverse conversion (from analog to digital) so that the data can be understood by the receiving computer.
MOdulator/DEModulator. This piece of hardware and the software that drives it allows computer data to be transmitted over telephone lines originally designed to carry only voice signals. A modem modulates your computer's electronic signals and sends it out through your telephone line, and a modem on the receiving computer demodulates the signals back into data it can read.
A device that allows computers to communicate with each other over telephone lines. Modems change digital signals to telephone signals for transmission and then back to digital signals. Modems come in different speeds: the higher the speed, the faster the information is sent and received.
Modem stands for Modulator Demodulator. A device that allows the sending of data and/or fax between computers over the telephone network.
Modulator/demodulator: a device which allows computers to communicate over telephone lines by converting digital signals to analog and vice versa. When you dial in to AT&T Yahoo! your modem is actually placing a telephone call to our POP. Modems can be either external (i.e., outside your computer), or internal (i.e., inside your computer). For more information, visit our modem information pages.
modulator-demodulator - a device that converts digital signals to analogue and vice-versa so that digital information can be transmitted over analogue communication facilities, such as telephone lines.
MOdulator, DEModulator. An interface connect to your computer to a phone line, and allow the computer to communicate with other computers through a phone system. A piece of equipment that connects a computer to an analog telecommunications line. Modem stands for modulator-demodulator. A modem translates digital data to analog and back again. Modem speeds are measured in bits per seconds (bps).
See modulator demodulator.
Acronym for mo dulator/ dem odulator, a device that translates digital impulses from a computer into analog signals for telephone transmission, and analog signals from the telephone into digital pulses the computer can understand. Provides communication capabilities between computer equipment over common telephone facilities.
Modulator-demodulator; a device that modulates and demodulates a signal (varies its amplitude, frequency or phase) for transmission over a telecommunications channel.
Hardware that connects to your computer allowing your computer to send and receive data through your phone line. "Needed for connecting to the Internet".
A combination input/output device that allows a computer to communicate with other computers over telephone lines or via normal telecommunications systems.
Abbreviation of ''modulator-demodulator''. This is a device that converts a digital signal into an analog signal and vice versa, allowing a computer or a terminal to communicate with another computer or another terminal, particularly by a telephone line.
A MOdulator DEModulator computer peripheral which allows a computer to communicate over telephone lines. This is the heart of computer telecommunications. The main factor that differentiates modems is their speed, measured in bps. Analogue modems talk to one another by converting digital info from the computer into tones called PSK's. An ordinary analogue modem cannot be physically connected to a GSM phone because networks will not carry PSK tones.
Modulator/Demodulator. A device for converting digital data to audio tone (and vice versa) for transmission on an analogue channel.
An acronym for modulator-demodulator, it's a device that allows remote computers to communicate, transmit and receive data using telephone lines.
(Modulator/DeModulator) A device that converts computer data into high frequency signals or vice versa, for transmission over phone lines.
a modem (modulator/demodulator) is a device used to connect your computer to a phone line that allows your computer to talk via phone lines to other computers. You will most likely need a modem to connect your home computer to the Internet.
A device that allows a computer to connect and communicate over telephone lines with another computer which is also connected to a modem. This is how most people connect to the internet. The modem converts computer machine language so it can be transmitted over ordinary telephone lines or vice versa.
A device which allows personal computers to communicate over telephone lines. A communications program must execute to use a modem.
hardware device that allows a computer to transmit and receive information over a telephone line, allowing a computer to connect to the Internet.
( MODulator-dEModulator) A modem translates signals so that computer information can be carried over ordinary telephone lines. You will probably need a modem if you want to access the Internet from home.
Abbreviation of MOdulator/DEModulator. A device that encodes digital data onto the audio tones (sound) used by the phone system and converts phone signals back to digital form.
A modulator/demodulator (modem) is a device used to translate signals from digital to analog and vice-versa so that they may be transmitted across a conventional telephone system.
A modem, or modulator-demodulator, converts signals between the digital format used by computers and the analog format used by ordinary telephone lines.
Modulator/Demodulator End User Computer Interface
Modulator-demodulator (modem) is a device that allows a computer or terminal to transmit data over a standard telephone line. It converts digital pulses from the computer to audio tones that an analog telephone line is set up to handle and vice versa. It also dials the line, answers the call, and controls transmission speed.
Hardware that allows your computer to use telephone lines to send and receive information.
A modulator-demodulator device for changing transmission signals from digital to analog for transmission over phone lines. Used in pairs, one is required at each end of the line.
A device that allows computers to communicate over phone lines.You need cables from your modem to both the phone line and your computer.
The hardware device which converts computer signals to phone line signals and vice versa.
Acronym for "MOdulator-DEModulator". A device that encodes and decodes digital signals for transmission over telephone lines
A device that allows computers to communicate via the telephone lines. It converts digital computer signals to analogue for transmission. And visa-versa.
plugs into your phone line using a telephone cord allows you to connect to the internet via a phone line the faster your modem, the faster you can send email and surf the web
A contraction of "mo(dulator)" and "dem(odulator)," an accessory that allows computers and terminal equipment to communicate through telephone lines or cable; it converts analog data into the digital language of computers.
device that allows computers to communicate with other computers via the phone line.
(Modulator/demodulator) Hardware in a computer that enables the transfer of data over telephone lines.
The acronym stands for modulator-demodulator, and it stands for a device that can connect a computer to a telephone line.
A device that allows a computer to connect to the Internet over conventional phone lines. Modem speeds are expressed in "bits per second" (bps). Modems with speeds lower than 14.4k bps will not be able to navigate the Web effectively. At present, a speed of 28.8k bps is recommended for optimal Web navigation.
Modulator/demodulator. A device that puts information on a carrier signal and transmits it over a (phone) network. The same device receives such signals and demodulates, or separates the information from the carrier. A modem connects computers with other communication devices through ordinary phone lines.
An acronym for MOdulator/DEModulator. A modem is a piece of hardware that enables a computer to send and receive data through an ordinary telephone line.
Short for modulator-demodulator. A device that enables a computer to communicate with other computers over telephone lines.
Modulator-demodulator - a device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over analogue telephone lines. Computer information is stored digitally, whereas information transmitted over telephone lines is transmitted in the form of analogue waves. A modem converts between these two forms.
Modulator/Demodulator is a device that transforms a digital signal so that it can be carried over analog transmission facilities. Usually operates at speeds up to 56 Kbps.
MOdulator-DEModulator. A device that adapts a computer's digital signal into audio frequencies (analog) for transmission down a telephone line, and adapts them back again. Transmission speeds of modems generally range from 2,400bps (2.4Kbps) to 56,000bps (56Kbps). Also see bps Kbps
A type of DCE that converts digital data to an analog signal for transmission on telephone circuits. A modem at the receiving end converts the analog signal to digital form.
Stands for MOdulator/DEModulator. An electronic telecommunications hardware device used by the terminal or PC POS to dial up the PROCESSOR.
A modem converts digital signals from a computer or other digital device to analog signals (modulates) for transmission over PSTN lines. It converts incoming analog signals back to digital signals (demodulates) for the receiving computer or other digital device.
Short for Modulator/Demodulator. The process of converting digital signals into analogue frequencies (or tones) suitable for transmission over a voice telephone line is called modulating. A zero would be represented as frequency A, for example 4KHz and a one would be represented as frequency B, for example 6KHz. As bits are sequentially fed into the modem at one end, sounds or tones are emanated or "played" over the telephone line. A modem at the receiving computer will listen to these tones and convert them back into the bits stream. This opposite process is called demodulating. For the process to be two way, both the modulation and demodulation electronics are fitted in the modem device. Modern computers will use a modem to connect to your Internet service providers computer(s) which are connected to the Internet. See also bit and Internet.
A device that converts electronic signals from your PC into sound signals that can be transmitted over a phone line. To receive information the modem works in reverse and converts the sound signals back into digital electronic signals. Modems are used to connect to the Internet or to an online service, such as CompuServe. Some modems are internal and you have to open your PC and fit the modem into a free expansion slot. Most modems are external and plug into the serial port of your PC. Current modems can transfer data at 28,800 bits per second (bps), which is roughly equivalent to one and a half pages of A4 text a second. If you are buying a modem, make sure it has error detection and correction functions called V numbers. You might find it useful to buy a modem that can work as a fax to send and receivetext and images to other fax machines
A device or program that transports digital computer data over telephone or cable lines. You need a modem to access the Internet.
(modulator demodulator) a device that allows computers to communicate over telephone lines. A modem may be a peripheral or built into the computer.
A piece of hardware that allows a computer to connect to the telephone systemin order to access the Internet or to fax documents.
A devise which converts serial digital data from a transmitting terminal to s signal suitable for transmission over a telephone channel, and then reconverts the signal to serial digital data for the receiving terminal.
Modulator-DEModulator. Device that connects computers to each other for sending communications via the telephone lines. The modem modulates the digital data of computers into analog signals to send over the telephone lines, the demodulates back into digital signals to be read by the computer on the other end; thus the name "modem" for modulator/demodulator. Modems are used for sending and receiving electronic mail, connecting to bulletin board systems, and surfing the Internet.
A device for sending computer data over a voice phone line. Modem stands for modulate/demodulate.
Acronym for modulator-demodulator, a device that translates a stream of digital data created by a computer into an analog signal for transmission across phone lines. Most subscribers to the Internet use modems to connect to their ISPs across the public telephone network, and nearly all PCs are now equipped with modems as standard.
A modem converts outgoing digital signals from a computer to analog signals, which can be sent via conventional twisted-pair telephone lines. Incoming analog signals are converted to a digital format, which the computer will understand. This allows your computer to communicate with other computers such as those comprising the World Wide Web.
Abbreviation for Modulator-Demodulator. A computer device to connect your computer to your ISP via a telephone line by converting digital signals to analogue, and vice versa. Once connected you can send and receive data over the Internet.
A device that converts data to a form that can be transmitted as a telephone to data processing equipment, where a similar device reconverts it. The Courier is a telephone channel modem that modulates, or transforms, digital signals from a computer into the analog form that can be carried successfully on a phone line. It also demodulates signals received from the phone line back to digital signals before passing them to the receiving computer.
A hardware device that enables data to be transmitted over telephone lines by conversion of digital computer signals to analog signals, and vice versa at the receiving end.
Shortened word for Modulation and Demodulation. A device that transforms digital data into analog signals in order to transmit computer files through a telephone line. A modem is necessary to access the Internet or online services.
A device that converts digital signals into analog signals and vice versa. Used for conversion of signals for transmission over telephone lines.
An abbreviation of Modulator-Demodulator. An electronic signal-conversion device used to convert digital signals from a computer to analog form for transmission over the telephone network.
MODulator/DEModulator. The device used for computers to communicate over telephone lines.
MOdulator DEModulator. A modem converts (modulates) a digital signal into an analogue signal capable of being sent over the phone lines (or radio) and then converts the signal back into digital on the receiving end.
A device or program that enables a computer to transmit digitally stored data over telephone lines.
An acronym for modulator-demodulator. This device is found in all facsimile equipment. At the transmitting end it converts a digital signal to an analog signal, and at the receiving end it reconverts the analog signal to a digital signal.
A device used to connect a console or computer to a phone line, enabling it to access the Internet.
A modulator-demodulator, which allows your computer to send and receive data via telephone lines.
A device to turn digital signals to analog ones and back again, so they can be transmitted and translated back to digital at another modem without loss. E.g. transmission of data across the internet.
A device that when placed on the ends of a communication medium allows communications signals to be sent and understood in both directions.
An acronym for modulator/demodulator. A device that transforms a typical two-level computer signal into a form suitable for transmission to the telephone network such as in the form of two-frequency sequence signal.
Modulator-Demodulator, a communications device that modulates digital data into audio signals for transmission over telephone lines, incoming audio signals are demodulated into digital data.
A device that is connected to a broadband connection, either a DSL or Cable connection. Your computer would be connected to the Modem and would have access to broadband.
Short for modulator-demodulator. A device that connects a computer to an ordinary phone line, so that it can send and receive data.
Equipment used for converting digital signals into analog for transmission over analog telephone networks, and subsequently back from analog into digital on the other end of the connection.
A modem (modulator/demodulator) is equipment that converts digital signals to analog signals and vice-versa. Modems are used to send data signals (digital) over the telephone network, which is usually analog.
An electronic device which allows computers to communicate with each other over a phone line.
From MO dulate/ DEM odulate. A device that modulates digital data from a computer to an analog format that can be sent over telephone lines then demodulates it back into digital format.
Device that connects a computer to the Internet via a telephone connection.
A piece of equipment that connects a computer to a data transmission line (typically a telephone line).
A device that allows your system to communicate with other systems over telephone lines.
Acronym for MOdulator/DEModulator. An electronic device used to modulate or change a computer's digital output to an analog form for transmission over separate, dedicated phone lines.
MOdulator-DEModulator. Unit that modulates and demodulates digital information from a terminal or computer port to analog carrier signal for passage over an analog line.
Acronym for MODulator/DEModulator. A device that transforms digital signals from the computer into electrical impulses for transmission over telephone lines, and does the reverse in reception.
MOdulator/DEModulator. A device for allowing digital data to be transmitted over audio links (e.g. analog telephone lines).
A device that lets your computer talk on the phone. A modem can be internal (a board that lives inside your computer) or external (a box that connects to your computer's serial port).
MOdulator/DEModulator, device used to connect from computer to computer over phone lines. A modem converts analog waveforms into digital data and vice versa.
Short for modulator/demodulator. A device that links your computer to other computers and information services over telephone lines.
Short for modulator/demodulator, a device that converts digital signals to analogue tones and vice versa so that systems based on electronic memories can interface over telephone lines.
A device that you connect to your computer and to a phone line, that allows the computer to talk to other computers through the phone system. Because regular phone lines use analog technology, the modem takes information from your computer (which come s out in digital format) and converts it to analog format so that it can be sent to other computers. Conversely, it takes incoming data in analog format and converts that data to digital format so your computer can use it.
An electronic device enabling two or more computers to communicate with one another.
A device for converting digital signals from your computer into analog signals for transmission over a phone line (modulation) and also converts the analog signals from the phone into digital signals that your computer can read (demodulation). Back to the top
A modem is a device that allows computers and other electronic equipment to communicate through ordinary telephone lines.
Contraction for Modulator/Demodulator. Modems convert analog data into digital data and vice-versa so that computers can communicate over phone lines.
Refers to a MOdulator DEModulator. Modems are used to translate digital signals to analog and visa-versa. Typically these devices are used to transfer data between computers across analog phone lines.
The bit of kit which turns computer data into something which ordinary phone lines can handle. Special phone lines (e.g. ADSL, ISDN) and cable use devices such as routers or network cards, which do the same sort of job but to different (faster) standards.
A piece of hardware used by computers to transfer and receive information. The term is taken from the full title MOdulator-DEModulator.
A conversion device installed in pairs, at each end of an analog communications line. Converts digital signals to analog at the origination point and reverses the process at the receiving end.
Equipment that converts digital signals into analog signals for purpose of transmission over a telephone line. Signal is then converted back to digital form so that it can be processed by a receiving computer. Modems are typically used to link computers via telephone lines. Short for modulator-demodulator. Typical modems for home use are 14.4 kbps. 14 kilobytes per second translates into a transmission or receiving rate of approximately 1600 bytes per second.
A conversion device installed in pairs, at each end of an analog communications line. The word is a contraction of modulate and demodulate. The transmitting-end modem modulates digital signals received locally from a computer or terminal (sending analog signals over the line). The receiving-end modem demodulates the incoming signal, converting it back to its original (i.e., digital) format and passes it to the destination business machine.
A piece of hardware that lets a computer talk to another computer over a phone line.
(MOdulator, DEModulator) a device that connects your computer to a phone line, enabling the computer to talk to other computers through the phone system.
"Modulator/Demodulator." A device which uses the telephone lines to connect with other computers. Shortened to "MoDem" when it was found that too many people thought of the little alien from Bugs Bunny cartoons when they heard "Modulator/Demodulator."
Short for modulator, demodulator; a device that allows computers to communicate over telephone, cable TV, or other lines.
Electronic device that converts signals from one form to a form compatible with another kind of equipment, e.g. transmitting computer data over telephone lines.
A device which translate outgoing computer data into a form suitable for transmission over a phone line and translates incoming phone signals into a form readable by a computer. Modems are rated by speed; currently, the speed of a modem is expressed in "bps," or bits per second. The higher the bps rating, the faster the modem transmits data. Return Return
A device that is connected to your computer, either internally or externally, that allows you to exchange information over the telephone lines. You must have a modem in order to browse the Internet. To make the most of you Internet experience it is recommended that you have a modem speed of 28.8 bps (bits per second).
modulator/demodulator - a device that converts digital (binary) signals from a computer into analog signals suitable for transmission over a phone line. On the other end, another modem it receives analog signals from a phone line and translates the analog signal back into digital bits.
component which, firstly, allows a digital data stream to be modulated on to an analogue signal for transmission through an analogue channel, and secondly demodulates the received analogue signal to recover the received digital data. The modem may implement error detection and correction as well as data compression.
It stands for Modulator Demodulator, but it's use is much simpler. It enables a computer to "dial-up" to another computer for a variety of purposes including Fax, Gaming, or Internet connections. There is a large variety of modems available now including the original 14.4, 28.8, 33.6, and 56k modems as well as newer ISDN (128k) and ADSL (256k) modems. To use any modem, your Internet Service Provider must support the format (modem, ISDN, or ADSL). Also, new phone lines are needed for ISDN, and ADSL must have support in your area. Visit the Modem Page for more information and recommendations.
Modem stands for Modulator/Demodulator. A modem transmits computer data over the telephone network. On the sending sided it converts digital data to analog for transmission over an analog line (such as the telephone network). On the receiving side it converts the analog transmission back to digital data.
(Modulator-Demodulator) A device that converts digital signals from your computer into analog signals for transmission through a phone line, and vice versa (called demodulation).
Computer hardware that connects our computer to other computers through a telephone line and appropriate software. (See also Network).
(MOdulator-DEModulator) A device that adapts a computer to an analog telephone line by converting digital pulses to audio frequencies and vice versa.
MOdulator/DEModulator. A hardware device for communicating digital information via phone lines.
MOdulator, DEModulator. A device connected to your computer that goes Brrrr... Beee. Baaa. whenever you try to use it. If you have not figured out the purpose of this one yet you are probably not reading this.
A device to convert the message coming over the phone or cable line, into computer language. Sometimes located in the computer, sometimes attached through external wires.
Modulator-Demodulator, a device that converts signal from one form to another and allows data to be transmitted over telephone circuits. An acoustic coupler (q.v.) is a type of a portable modem.
A computer device that transmits data over standard telephone lines. Modems may transfer data anywhere from 300 bps to 57.6 Kbps. Most modern modems are 14.4 Kbps, 28.8 Kbps, 44.4 Kbps, or 57.6 Kbps.
Modulator-demodulator. A modem is used to transmit digital data (from your computer) across analogue phone lines. When you send information from your computer, the modem at your end converts the digital data to analogue form. At the receiving end, another modem reconverts the data into digital form and passes it to the remote computer.
A modem is a device used by computers to transmit information to one another via an ordinary telephone line. Modems are rated by their respective data-transfer speed capabilities, referred to as "baud rates." A common problem/limitation that computers face is modem in-compatibility.
Modulator, DEModulator. A device connected to your computer that allows communications over standard phone lines to an ISP or another modem.
A hardware devise located on your computer that connects your computer to the Internet.
(MOdulator, DEModulator) - An electronic device that lets computers communicate with one another, much as telephones work with people. The name is derived from "modulator-demodulator" because of their function in processing data over analog phone lines. Terminal Adapters are often (and mistakenly) referred to as modems. See Also: Terminal Adapter
MOdulator-DEModulator. A device that permits one computer to communicate with another via telephone line by converting digital electronic signals to analog tones (sound).
A contraction for "modulation/demodulation," it is the device that converts a digital bit stream into an analog signal (and Back again) so computers can communicate across phone lines.
A device that connects a computer to a phone line and allows data to be transmitted. A modem permits a computer to talk to other computers through the phone system.
(MODulator-DEModulator) allows the transmission of digital information over an analog phone line.
hardware that allows your computer to communicate with other computers over phone lines
A device that allows a computer to connect to the Internet by receiving and transmiting data over standard telephone lines. See also: Broadband and Bandwidth
A hardware device attached to your computer that translates the various telephone and computer signals that enable your computer to transfer data to and from another computer.
Modulator/demodulator. An electronic device that enables a computer to transmit data, typically over telephone or cable lines. A modem converts between digital and analog data.
A hardware device/peripheral used for computer-to-computer communication over a standard telephone line.
An acronym for Modulator/Demodulator. A piece of hardware which allows your computer to communicate using the telephone system.
Modulator/demodulator device on some handheld computers that allows direct access to the Internet.
your computer's telephone. Your computer uses a modem to connect to other computers
a device which converts digital signals generated by a computer into analog signals for transmission over telephone lines. Modems also convert analog signals from telephone lines into digital signals for computer use. (The term is short for modulator - demodulator).
Modulator/Demodulator. Equipment that converts between digital data and audio tones for transmission and reception over analog channels.
an acronym for modulator/demodulator. A device that enables a PC to communicate with other computer systems and fax machines over a telephone line.
An acronym from "modulator and demodulator." It converts = analog to digital and digital to analog signals. A communications product that sends computer transmission over a standard telephone line at pre-set speeds.
A piece of hardware used to convert digital information into sound‚ thus connecting to the internet via a telephone line.
Modulates digital data to an analog format that can be trnsported over telephone lines and demodulated back to digital. MO dulate and DEM odulate.
A modem is a device that translates digital internet signals generated on a PC (email, web pages etc.) into analogue signals that can travel along the telephone line.
MOdulator DEModulator: A device converts characters into a form that can be transmitted over a telephone line, and reconverts transmitted signals to characters. See CCITT. See also Connecting From Home.
Modulator/Demodulator, used to modulate and demodulate digital signals for use on an analogue circuit, such as a radio channel.
MODEM stands for MOdulator/DEModulator, and is a device that converts digital signals to analogue signals for transmission of normal telephone lines, or other analogue communication service such as radio.
A device that connects your computer to the Internet, when you are not connected via a LAN (local area network, such as at work or on a campus.) Most people connect to a modem when using a home computer. The modem translates computer signals to analog signals, which are sent via phone lines. The telephone "speaks" to the computer/server, which provides your Internet access.
A device that sends and receives data to and from computers, over telephone lines.
(MOdulator, DEModulator) modem: - a piece of hardware that allows you to connect your computer to other computers through the phone system. The hardware required to connect phone lines. This is essential for any dial-up connection. The most prevalent modem speeds are 14.4 and 28.8 kbps. Modems are to computers as telephones are to Humans.
MOdulator, DEModulator. A device that connects your computer to a phone line in order to communicate with other computers.
Acronym for modulator/demodulator. A modem is a communications device that allows a computer to transmit data over analog telephone lines by exchanging digital signals for analog signals. Modem speeds are expressed in kilobits per second. The fastest modems typically found in today's computers are capable of transmitting information at speeds slightly above 56Kbps. But in reality, they're limited to a top speed of 53Kbps by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) restrictions on phone line voltage.
A device that allows one computer to communicate with another over phone lines. Can be inside a computer (internal) or external. All modern modems are also capable of sending and receiving faxes with the use of fax software.
A device used to connect to the Internet, there are many types of modems, such as fiber optic, cable, and normal phone line.
Modulator/demodulator; electronic device that enables digital data to be sent over analog transmission facilities.
Modem is short for Modulator/Demodulator. A modem is a device that allows computers to talk to each other over a telephone line.
Modulator/demodulator. A device that allows computer signals to travel over telephone lines.
Acronym for modulator-demodulator, a device that converts digital signals for analogue transmission over a voice telephone network.
Short for "MOdulator/DEModulator." A modem takes the digital signals from a computer and translates (modulates) them into analog signals which can travel over telephone lines, where another modem then translates (demodulates) them back into digital signals so another computer can read them.
Abbreviated form Mo dulate- Dem odulate this device allows computers to connect to other computers or networks via conventional telephone lines.
An electronic device that lets computers communicate using regular phone lines. The name is derived from "modulator-demodulator" because of its function in processing data over analog phone lines.
A device that transmits/receives computer data through a communications channel such as radio or telephone lines. It also changes signals received from the phone line back to digital signals before passing them to the receiving computer.
Computer hardware that "talks" to an ISP, tranfers data, and such. Most modems can also be set up to receive and send faxes (when they are not connected to the Internet.)
Device which enables data to be exchanged by interpreting and converting signals. A modem can convert a digital signal to an analogue signal, allowing computers to transmit and receive data, such as analogue Voice signals, over conventional telephone lines. Modems work in pairs, so at the other end of the channel the signal is returned to digital form.
A device that turns digital signals from the computer to analog signals so that they can be easily transmitted over the phone lines. The modem also converts the analog signals back into digital signals to your computer. Modems can be internal or externally attached
A device to turn the digital data from your computer into an analogue signal (a horrible screeching sound!) so that it can be transmitted over a normal telephone line. Also reverses the process for received data. If you can get broadband, then use that instead.
Contraction for modulator-demodulator; device that can combine (modulate) and/or separate (demodulate) a signal and a carrier wave. Used to send digital information over telephone lines.
The device that transmits computer data over phone lines.
abbreviation for "modulator/demodulator." Modems allow the transmission of data between computers (digital devices) over analog lines. Modems are required for connectivity where broadband services are unavailable.
(MOdem, DEModulator) A device that connects a computer to a phone line and allows the computer to talk to other computers through the phone system.
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.
(MOdulator, DEModulator) -- A device used to convert serial digital data to a signal for transmission over a telephone network.
A contraction of modulator-demodulator, originally a peripheral device capable of converting digital pulses into analog frequencies for transmission over a telephone line, and data received in analog frequencies into digital pulses for display on, or processing by, a digital computer. A modem also dials the telephone line, answers calls, and controls transmission speed. Modems are built into newer microcomputers.
MODulator/DEModulator, a device used to transmit digital data, by converting (modulating) a digital signal into an analogue form and re-converting (demodulating) the analogue signal into digital form at the receiving end.
Modulator - Demodulator - a piece of equipment which modifies a signal so that it is suitable to be transmitted down a communication link. In the case of a home pc connecting to the internet using a dial-up connection, the Modem translates the digital signal from the PC into an analogue signal suitable for transmission down the copper pair to the telephone exchange.
A device that carries serial data over phone lines from one computer (or other data transfer device) to another.
A hardware device that allows computers to communicate with each other by transmitting signals over telephone lines, enabling what is called "internet access."
A device which both MOdulates and DEModulates data. Modulation is the process of converting digital computer data into a form suitable for transmission over the analogue speech telephone system. Demodulation is the reverse of this, the conversion of incoming analogue data into digital form suitable for use by a computer.
Abbreviation of modular/demodulator, the modem converts digital computer signals into analogue form for transmission over analogue telephone systems.
(MOdulator, DEModulator) - A device allowing you to exchange data between computers through a standard phone line.
An electronic device that enables digital computer data to be transmitted via analog phone lines.
A device that allows computers to communicate with each other over telephone lines or other delivery systems by changing digital signals to telephone signals for transmission and then back to digital signals. Modems come in different speeds: the higher the speed, the faster the data is transmitted.
Short for modulator-demodulator, a device that encodes computer information so it can be sent down a telephone line (modulation) and then decodes that information so it can be used by another computer at the end of the telephone line (demodulation). It allows users to connect via the telephone line to the Internet.
stands for Modulator/Demodulator, a device that converts digital sounds to analogue and vice versa to allow the transmission of data.
Acronym for mo dulator/ de-m odulator. A hardware device that allows a computer to transmit and receive information over telephone lines. A modem converts digital data from computers into analog data that can be transmitted over the telephone lines. Traditional modems can carry data at speeds of up to 56Kbps.
an interface device for use between computers. See TNC
Modulator-Demodulator) A device used to convert serial digital data from a transmitting DTE to a signal suitable for transmission over extended distances. It also reconverts the transmitted signal to serial digital data for acceptance by a receiving DTE.
(MOdulator, DEModulator) 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.
A modem translates and converts computer signals for transmission over a telephone or cable line.
MOdulator/DEModulator, a device that converts digital signals to analog for transmission, and analog signals back to digital upon reception.
An electronic device that allows your computer to exchange information with other computers over phone lines. Modems are commonly differentiated by their bps, as in "I just got a 33.6 and it's much faster than my old 14.4!"
A device that enables a computer to transmit data over telephone lines. A modem converts the digital data that computers store into the analog waves that telephone lines transmit. Modem is an acronym for modulator-demodulator.
A piece of computer hardware that allows a computer to communicate with other computers (if they also have a modem attached) via a telephone line. Modem is an acronym for MOdulator/DEModulator.
A device that links your computer and host computer system (like that here at UCI) over a telephone line. Modems usually come with communications software that enables you to access your e-mail account and the catalogues of the UC libraries (ANTPAC and MELVYL®) from home.
The hardware which provides an up-link to the internet. It's name comes from the words mod ulator/ dem odulator.
Device which communicates with other PCs via a telephone line.
A device that enables a computer to transmit and receive data from another computer through a phone line by converting the data into sound.
Abbreviation for modulator-demodulator, a modem is a device that allows you to use a phone line to "dial up" to an ISP for Internet access.
A piece of equipment that allows a computer to communicate with other computers through telephone lines, and thus to connect to the Internet.
A device which converts digital signals to analogue signals and vice versa. Originally these were the boxes that made strange pinging sounds when accessing the Internet - now they can be found sitting quietly inside mobile phones, used for the same purpose, connecting a PC to the Internet or to your office network.
A device to convert the digital signals of a computer to an analog format for transmission across telephone lines.
A device which is used to connect one computer to another computer or network through a telephone line (or other media such as cable TV wiring). Internal modems are installed inside a computer while external modems are not. Modems are rated by the speed at which they can communicate - 28K or 56K (thousands of electrical "bits" per second) transfer speed rates are common. Violet purchased a 56K modem so she could connect to the Internet from home using her laptop computer.
Modulator/Demodulator - accepts data from a computer or terminal device in the form of a digital signal and transforms the data into a form suitable for transmission over a communication facility.
Device that allows digital signals to be transmitted and received over analog telephone lines. Short for modulator-demodulator.
A device that enables a computer to send and receive information over a normal telephone line. Modems can either be external (a separate device) or internal (a board located inside the computer's case) and are available with a variety of features such as error correction and data compression. If you're buying a modem, OIT recommends one capable of MNP5 or better.
Stands for Modulator/Demodulator, a hardware devices that connects one computer to others or to the internet over a standard telephone line.
A device for connecting a computer to a telephone line to establish communication between computers.
A contraction of modulator/demodulator. A device that converts digital data to/from analog signals for transmission over analog lines.
MOdulator-DEModulator. Connects a PC to a telephone line by converting the PC's digital message (pulses) into audio frequencies (analog) for the telephone system, and reconverts frequencies into digital messages at the receiving end.
(modulator/demodulator) Converts data from digital to analogue and vice versa so data can be transferred.
device which translates between the analog phone line and the digital computer. From Mo dulate/ Dem odulate
Short for 'Modulator-Demodulator'. It codes and decodes the data that goes between your computer and the internet via a telephone line, so they can understand each other.
Modem stands for modulator/demodulator and is typically used to send digital data over a phone line. If you have a computer at home that is connected to the Internet, it will be connected via a modem, which may be inside the computer or external to it.
Acronym for modulator/demodulator. Equipment which converts the digital signals of your computer (the 1s and 0s) into analog signals which can be transmitted over the telephone network, and vice-versa.
Abbreviation for MODulator and DEModulator, adevice that converts data from one form into another. From one form usable in data processing to another form usable in telephonic transmission. Send and receive information over communication lines between computers, usually over telephone lines.
Modulator-demodulator. A device that converts digital signals into analog signals and enables computers to receive data over telephone networks.
A device that translates the digital data of computers into analogue signals used for a phone line. It allows a computer to exchange files with other computers through the phone system. (ES:Modem - (MOdulador, DEModulador), FR:Modem, IT:Modem - (MOdulator, DEModulator) )
Modem is short for modulator-demodulator. It is a device which enables your computer to communicate with other computers via a standard phone line.
(MODulator / DEModulator) - a device that permits computers to communicate over telephone lines using audio data signals. Data is sent by modulating it and received by demodulating it. A modem enables what is generally referred to as "dial-up access."The fastest widely available modems are "56K" (or 56 kilobits per second).
A shortened version of "modulator/demodulator," this is the word for a communications device that sends computer transmissions over a standard telephone line.
Acronym for mo dulator- dem odulator. A device that enables a computer to transmit data over telephone lines. Computer information is stored digitally, whereas information transmitted over telephone lines is transmitted in the form of analog waves. A modem converts between these two forms. See analog, digital.
Short for Modulator/Demodulator, a modem is a device that allows remote computers to communicate, to transmit and receive data using telephone lines.
The modulator/demodulator that converts digital signals from a computer to analog form, for sending over an analog telephone network. The modem also converts the analog signal to digital so the computer can receive data over an analog line.
Modulator/Demodulator. A device that can take digital data from a computer, translate it into analogue signals (tones) and transmit the information over telephones lines. Another modem at the receiving computer will receive the information, translate it back from analogue to digital and store it. Typical speeds are from 1,200 to 14,400 bits per second. Some modems also correct any errors that occur in the transmission process.
A device that lets your computer communicate with other computers by dialing a connection to the Internet. A modem modulates outgoing digital signals from a computer to analog signals for transmittal over a conventional telephone line. It demodulates the incoming analog signals into a digital signal for the computer.
Short for modulator/demodulator. A communications device that converts one form of a signal to another that is suitable for transmission over communication circuits, typically from digital to analog and then from analog to digital.
A modem is the physical device which connects a computer to the Internet. Modems can be internal (installed inside a computer) or external (connected to the computer by a cable). Most modems connect computers to the Internet via phone lines, but cable modems and satellite modems also are coming on the scene. The speed of a modem is measured by bps (bits per second). The higher the number, the better. New modems are generally rated at 33,600 bps or faster. Previous modem generations are much slower. Text-based Internet tasks, such as chat or e-mail, can be accomplished with slower modems, but web surfing, with its heavy graphic content, can be painfully slow with modems running less than 28,800 bps.
A device that converts digital signals to analog signals (and vice versa) so they can be sent over phone lines.
A device that converts data from a digital to analogue format at the originating computer so that it can be transmitted over standard telephone lines
A device that allows computer information to be transmitted and received over a telephone line. The transmitting modem translates digital computer data into analog signals that can be carried over a phone line. The receiving modem translates the analog signals back to digital form. See also: modem compression; null modem cable; port; Telephony API (TAPI); Waiting for Call
A MODulation/DEModulation device that allows computers to connect to telephone lines. Using a Modem to hook into the telephone lines allows computers in remote locations to interchange information using the ASCII code.
A device (modulator/demodulator) that allows computer information to be sent over a telephone line.
Short for modulator-demodulator. Modems convert digital signals -- the binary computer language of zeros and ones -- into analog signals - the transmission method of telephones -- thereby enabling computers to send data over the telephone networks.
modulator-demodulator. Device that converts digital and analog signals. At the source, a modem converts digital signals to a form suitable for transmission over analog communication facilities. At the destination, the analog signals are returned to their digital form. Modems allow data to be transmitted over voice-grade telephone lines.
A modem is a device that connects a computer to a phone line. A modem allows a computer to talk to other computers through the phone system.
Modulator Demodulator. Converts analog signals to digital signals and back again. It allows transmission of data bits over regular phone lines.
Modulator/demodulator. A radio device, this is the part converting the bits to transmit into a modulation of the radio waves and the reverse at the reception. It does the analog to digital conversion, the generation of the frequency, the modulation and the amplification.
A device used to connect your computer to other computers by using telephone lines. Modems are rated at their transfer rate (rated in Kilobytes per second (KBPS)). Current designs are 28.8 KBPS, 33.6 KBPS, and 56 KBPS. While faster may seem better, the higher speed is only available when a very good connection is made between your computer and the one you are calling. Most modems sold today are 56 KBPS, and automatically slow down for poor phone connections.
Stands for modulator-demodulator, because that's what it does, technically. In reality, a modem allows your computer to talk to another computer via the phone lines.
(MODulator - DEModulator) A device which converts information from your computer into phone signals enabling you to communicate with another computer and connect to the internet via the phone line.
Acronym for modulator/demodulator. 1) In general, a device that both modulates and demodulates signals. 2) In computer communications, a device used for converting digital signals into, and recovering them from, quasi-analog signals suitable for transmission over analog communications channels such as telephone lines.
communications:(short for modulator/demodulator) A piece of hardware used for communication between distant computers. It translates digital computer information (bits and bytes) into analog noises (hisses and chirps) and sends these noises over standard telephone lines to another modem, which does the reverse.
A device that allows computers to connect and talk to each other over the Internet.
Contraction for "modulate/demodulate." A modem converts the serial digital (binary) data from a transmitting terminal into a form suitable for retransmission over an analog telephone channel. A second modem reconverts this signal to binary data for acceptance by the receiving terminal.
Hardware that allows a computer to communicate over an analog line, e. g. a phone line or a coaxial cable. Modems can dial, answer, and control transmission speed over the line. Typical bandwidths for modem connections over phone lines range from 14,400 to 53,000 bits per second. Fax/modems can send and receive fax transmissions, which can be viewed on your monitor or printed.
(modulator-demodulator). A device that converts digital data from a computer to an analog signal that can be transmitted on a telecommunication line, and converts the analog signal received to digital data for the computer.
( short for: MOdulator, DEModulator) - A hardware device that connects your computer and to a phone line, allowing a computer to talk to other computers, usually servers, through the public telephone system.
A device that allows a PC to communicate and exchange information with other modem-equipped computers via telephone lines.
Modulator-Demodulator - A device that uses frequency shift keying to modulate a low rate digital signal onto a carrier suitable for telephone line transmission. It can also receive lower digital signals by demodulating the received carrier.
modulator-demodulator’. An interface between a computer and a telephone line, to allow connection to other computers (the Internet). The modem’s baud rate determines the maximum speed at which it can transfer data - the faster, the better. Special interfaces are required for connection through digital lines e.g. ISDN or ADSL. See terminal adaptor.
Modulator-demodulator. A device that converts digital signals used by computers and analog signals that can be transmitted over telephone lines. The receiving modem takes the incoming analog signal and converts it back to digital format for use by the end station digital equipment.
A modem is a device that allows remote computers to communicate, to transmit and receive data using telephone lines and cables. Modems transmit and decode data that enables a computer to access the Internet.
A device that allows computers to communicate which each other over standard telephone lines.
Short for modulator-demodulator. Device that allows digital signals to be transmitted and received over analog telephone lines.
A hardware component that enables computers to communicate over telephone lines. Modulation takes place when the digital signals from the computer are converted into audible sounds to be carried over the phone line; demodulation reverses the process.
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modulator-demodulator) A peripheral device used to convert digital signals ("1s" and "0s") into analog signals (tones) and vice-versa, necessary for communication using standard telephone lines.
(n) A computer hardware device that uses standard telecommunications lines (phone lines) to send computer data from one computer to another. Modems are used to connect computers at remote sites not connected by local area networks. The speed in which modems can transfer information is measured in bits per second, or baud.
A device that converts digital signals to analog signals for transmission over the analog telephone network, and converts the analog signals back to digital on the receiving end.
(ISO) A functional unit that modulates and demodulates signals. One of the functions of a modem is to enable digital data to be transmitted over analog transmission facilities. The term is a contraction of modulator-demodulator.
Acronym for MOdulator/DEModulator. It is equipment that converts digital signals to analog signals for transmission along media that carry analog signal. (i.e. POTS) and converts them back into digital for use by the computer. With the advent of digital lines came the digital modem, which doesn't actually modulate or demodulate signals but is merely responsible for their transmission over digital lines.
A device that translates digital signals (electrical impulses) generated by a computer into analog signals (tones) that can be transmitted over telephone lines, and vice versa.
Modems are used to link computers together through telephone lines. Modulation is the process of changing computer data into tones that can be sent through a telephone line, and demodulation is the process of changing the tones back into computer data. Basically, modems do for computers what a telephone does for humans.
Hardware device that allows the computer to communicate over a regular telephone line.
Modem comes from the 2 words Modulation & Demodulation. A Modem converts information from Analog to Digital & vice versa. Digital Information is represented in a series of 1s & 0s. Analog information varies continuously such as a sound wave. Typical when you send an E-mail, your Modem converts the digital E-mail message to analog.
A device that can send and receive information from distant computers and information services over a phone line, send and receive Fax material, or simply dial telephone numbers.
MOdulator DEModulator. Equipment that converts digital signals to analogue signals and vice versa. Primarily used to allow PCs to communicate with each other over the telephone network.
A modem (from modulate and demodulate) is a device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information, and also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information. The goal is to produce a signal that can be transmitted easily and decoded to reproduce the original digital data. Modems can be used over any means of transmitting analog signals, from driven diodes to radio.
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Keywords:
monochrome
Modes Monochrome
See TNC below.
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type Sets the modem type. Ignore this command. The only legal value is HAYES, and that is the default.
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newsgroup
Newsgroup
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