| Subject | English | Chinese simplified |
| comp., MS | broadband modem | 宽带调制解调器 (A modem for use on a broadband network. Broadband technology allows several networks to coexist on a single cable. Traffic from one network does not interfere with traffic from another, since the conversations happen on different frequencies, rather like the commercial radio system) |
| comp., MS | cable modem | 电缆调制解调器 (A device that enables a broadband connection to the Internet by using cable television infrastructure. Access speeds vary greatly, with a maximum throughput of 10 megabits per second (Mbps)) |
| comp., MS | fax modem | 传真调制解调器 (A modem that sends (and possibly receives) data encoded in a fax format (typically CCITT fax format), which a fax machine or another modem decodes and converts to an image) |
| comp., MS | internal modem | 内部调制解调器 (A modem constructed on an expansion card to be installed in one of the expansion slots inside a computer) |
| comp., MS | modem compression | 调制解调器压缩 (A technique used to reduce the number of characters transmitted without losing data content. The transmitting modem compresses the data and the receiving computer or modem decompresses the data back to its original state) |
| comp., MS | modem server | 调制解调器 (A server that manages a group of modems. When someone on a network dials out from a computer, or dials in to a computer from another location, the server provides the next available modem to make the connection) |
| comp., MS | network modem | 网络调制解调器 (A modem that is shared by users of a network for calling an online service provider, an ISP, a service bureau, or other online source) |
| comp., MS | null modem | 无调制解调器 (Special cabling that eliminates the modem's need for asynchronous communications between two computers over short distances. A null modem cable emulates modem communication) |