modulator/demodulator

modulators/demodulators (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)

Англійський тезаурус

абрев., IT

mod/demod

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]

абрев., опт.

modem

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

абрев., космон., військ.

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

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

modem