modem

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English

Etymology

Clipping of modulator-demodulator

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈməʊdəm/, /ˈməʊdɛm/
• (US) enPR: mō'dəm, mō'dĕm, IPA^(key): /ˈmoʊdəm/, /ˈmoʊdɛm/

Noun

modem (plural modems)

1. (computing) A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog telephone signals and vice versa, allowing computers to communicate over a phone line.

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

Verb

modem (third-person singular simple present modems, present participle modeming or modemming, simple past and past participle modemed or modemmed)

1. To transmit by modem.

References

Anagrams

• domme, ommed

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːdəm/, /ˈmoːdɛm/

Noun

modem m or n (plural modems, diminutive modempje n)

1. modem

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.dɛm/

Noun

modem m (plural modems)

1. modem

Descendants

• Turkish: modem

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmodɛm]
• Hyphenation: mo‧dem
• Rhymes: -ɛm

Noun

modem (plural modemek)

1. (computer hardware) modem

Declension

References

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem.

Noun

modem m (plural modems)

1. (Jersey, computing) modem

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.dɛm/
• Rhymes: -ɔdɛm
• Syllabification: mo‧dem

Noun

modem m inan (related adjective modemowy)

1. (computing) modem

Declension

Further reading

• modem in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• modem in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English modem.

Pronunciation

Noun

modem m (plural modems or modens)

1. (networking, computer hardware) modem (a device that encodes computer signals into telephone signals and vice versa)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem.

Noun

modem n (plural modemuri)

1. modem

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǒdeːm/
• Hyphenation: mo‧dem

Noun

mòdēm m (Cyrillic spelling мо̀де̄м)

1. modem

Declension

Spanish

Noun

modem m (plural modems)

1. Misspelling of módem.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem.

Noun

modem n

1. modem

Declension

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• mô đêm

Etymology

Borrowed from English modem.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mo˧˧ ʔɗem˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mow˧˧ ʔɗem˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mow˧˧ ʔɗem˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: mô đêm

Noun

modem

1. modem