: a device that converts signals produced by one type of device (such as a computer) to a form compatible with another (such as a telephone) and that is used especially to transmit and receive information between computers via landlines
These chips also have a modem that has all the radio-frequency bands necessary to work anywhere in the world.Wired, 20 July 2022 Earlier this year, Qualcomm announced its flagship modem, called the Snapdragon X70. Christian De Looper, BGR, 10 May 2022 Internet connectivity by connecting to a fiber Internet modem or hooking up to a high bandwidth device such as a shared network storage drive. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Before long, dozens of engineers with expertise in modem design were working for Apple in Cupertino. Yoni Heisler, BGR, 28 June 2022 The modem and router will be paid off in 21 months. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 July 2022 Some drives are called NAS (network attached storage), which plug into your router or modem or join via Wi-Fi, kind of like your own private cloud. Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2022 Plug your computer directly into your router via Ethernet, or connect directly broadband modem. Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 17 June 2022 Gen 1 — like the ability to capture 8K KDR video, the Snapdragon X65 modem that supports 5G, and more. Christian De Looper, BGR, 20 May 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | VERB + MODEM | MODEM + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤broadband, cable, dial-up, wireless寬帶/電纜/撥號/無線調制解調器▸➤fast, high-speed快速/高速調制解調器▸➤data, fax數據/傳真調制解調器▸➤built-in, external, internal內置調制解調器;外置調制解調器VERB + MODEM➤connect, plug in連接/接入調制解調器➤unplug斷開調制解調器➤configure, install設置/安裝調制解調器MODEM + NOUN➤connection, link調制解調器的連接◇Data is transmitted via a modem link to the central office.數據通過調制解調器的連接傳輸到中央辦公室。PREPOSITION➤via (a/the) modem通過調制解調器◇You can send the files to us via modem.你可以通過調制解調器將文件發給我們。➡ topic at computer