modulator/demodulator

modulator/demodulator m (A communications device that converts between digital data from a computer or terminal and analog audio signals that can pass through a standard telephone line); modem (A communications device that converts between digital data from a computer or terminal and analog audio signals that can pass through a standard telephone line)

Anglais glossaire

abrév., informat.

mod/demod

informat.

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.

modulator-demodulator [ˌmɒdjuleɪtə'diːˌmɒdjuleɪtə, ˌmɑːdʒəleɪt̬ər'diːˌmɑːdʒəleɪt̬ər]

abrév., optiq.

modem

Modulator-Demodulator [ˌmɒdjuleɪtə'diːˌmɒdjuleɪtə, ˌmɑːdʒəleɪt̬ər'diːˌmɑːdʒəleɪt̬ər]

abrév., astr., milit.

Modem (NOTE: Modem is sometimes used as a verb, e.g., "to modem a message")

MOdulator-DEModulator [ˌmɒdjuleɪtə'diːˌmɒdjuleɪtə, ˌmɑːdʒəleɪt̬ər'diːˌmɑːdʒəleɪt̬ər]

informat.

modem