modem

Noun
  1. (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line (synset 103783287)
    is a type of: electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
    subtypes: acoustic modem - a modem that converts electrical signals to telephone tones and back again

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