modem

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun (from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line

Clipping of modulator-demodulator

"Do you have a modem? — Terminal Compromise, Winn Schwartau
"How about a telephone modem?" — The Samurai Strategy, Thomas Hoover
Here is an extract from his preface:- “‘Those who have been accustomed to the phraseology of modem writers, if they persist in reading this book to a conclusion _(impossible!) will, _no doubt, have to struggle with feelings of awkwardness; (ha! ha! ha!) they will look round for poetry (ha! ha! ha! ha! — The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition: Table Of Contents And Index Of The Five Volumes, Edgar Allan Poe

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