plural modems
: 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
modemed; modeming; modems
: to send (something, such as data) via a modem
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ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
Customers who pick the Rely plan receive a previous-generation 5G gateway that acts as both a modem and Wi-Fi router.
—Sarah Lord, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Young Nate, with his modem and shared phone line that could lose an hour-long download if someone else in the house picked up the phone, would have loved to deal only with small problems like a mouse setting not sticking.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2025
And there was one way that the iPhone 16e and its Apple C1 modem consistently outperformed the Qualcomm modem in the iPhone 16: upload speeds.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Pixel 9a has a Tensor G4, which is identical to the chip in the Pixel 9 series, save for a slightly different modem.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
Customers who pick the Rely plan receive a previous-generation 5G gateway that acts as both a modem and Wi-Fi router.
—Sarah Lord, PC Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
Young Nate, with his modem and shared phone line that could lose an hour-long download if someone else in the house picked up the phone, would have loved to deal only with small problems like a mouse setting not sticking.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2025
And there was one way that the iPhone 16e and its Apple C1 modem consistently outperformed the Qualcomm modem in the iPhone 16: upload speeds.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Modem.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modem. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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