modemn.

Brit.

/ˈməʊdɛm/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊdəm/,

/ˈmoʊˌdɛm/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: modulator n., demodulator n.

Etymology: < mo- (in modulator n.) + dem- (in demodulator n.).

Chiefly Computing.

A device that both modulates and demodulates electrical signals, converting digital ones into analogue ones and vice versa; spec. such a device used to connect a computer to a telephone line so that the former can send signals down the telephone line and receive signals from it.

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > hardware > peripherals > [noun] > modem

dataset1958

modem1958

coupler1968

internal modem1979

society > communication > telecommunication > [noun] > signal > modulation > modulator

modulator1919

pulse modulator1952

modem1958

coupler1968

1958 Proc. Inst. Electr. Engineers 105 B. 450/2 Following carrier system terminology, it can be called a ‘modem’.

1961 G. L. Evans et al. in Conv. Rec. 5th National Symp. Global Communications 100 A recent study of wireline data communications..has underlined the need for advancement in the field of data modulators-demodulators (modems).

1963 Daily Tel. 16 Dec. 15/2 The direct current (DC) signals which flow through a computer cannot be transmitted over telephone lines, so it is necessary to convert them... The black box which does this conversion at either end of the line is called a modem.

1975 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 13 May 27/1 They communicated over regular telephone lines, using teletypewriters connected to the lines by electronic devices known as modems.

1989 K. Green Night Angel xxviii. 276 One of his companies had a very large defense contract for electronic explosive detonators that can be activated by computers using telephone modem devices.

1994 Internet World Jan. 17/2 Users not on the Internet can access the catalog via dial-in phone lines, making the catalog available to any user with a modem.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

modemv.

Brit.

/ˈməʊdɛm/, U.S.

/ˈmoʊdəm/,

/ˈmoʊˌdɛm/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: modem n.

Etymology: < modem n.

transitive and intransitive. To send, communicate, or link via a modem; to provide with a modem.

ΚΠ

1984 [implied in: InfoWorld 7 May 86 (heading) Tied in to the local area network; modemed out to the information universe. (at modemed adj.)].

1988 Nation (N.Y.) 14 May 668/2 In reply, McFarlane modemed back.

1992 Harper's Mag. Apr. 46/1 The daily digest of polling..is either modemed or hand-delivered to editors, producers, and reporters subscribing to Hotline.

1994 D. Rushkoff Cyberia i. iv. 43 The students are..each plugged in to a VR system, all modemed to the teacher's house.

1995 Philadelphia Inquirer 7 Aug. g5/4 The library is also planning to let people modem in and search for magazine articles.

2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 11 June 42 (advt.) It may seem to make no difference where you build your company, until you try to modem a 30-page document to Frankfurt from your laptop.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	modem
释义	modemn. Brit. /ˈməʊdɛm/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdəm/, /ˈmoʊˌdɛm/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: modulator n., demodulator n. Etymology: < mo- (in modulator n.) + dem- (in demodulator n.). Chiefly Computing. A device that both modulates and demodulates electrical signals, converting digital ones into analogue ones and vice versa; spec. such a device used to connect a computer to a telephone line so that the former can send signals down the telephone line and receive signals from it. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > peripherals > [noun] > modem dataset1958 modem1958 coupler1968 internal modem1979 society > communication > telecommunication > [noun] > signal > modulation > modulator modulator1919 pulse modulator1952 modem1958 coupler1968 1958 Proc. Inst. Electr. Engineers 105 B. 450/2 Following carrier system terminology, it can be called a ‘modem’. 1961 G. L. Evans et al. in Conv. Rec. 5th National Symp. Global Communications 100 A recent study of wireline data communications..has underlined the need for advancement in the field of data modulators-demodulators (modems). 1963 Daily Tel. 16 Dec. 15/2 The direct current (DC) signals which flow through a computer cannot be transmitted over telephone lines, so it is necessary to convert them... The black box which does this conversion at either end of the line is called a modem. 1975 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 13 May 27/1 They communicated over regular telephone lines, using teletypewriters connected to the lines by electronic devices known as modems. 1989 K. Green Night Angel xxviii. 276 One of his companies had a very large defense contract for electronic explosive detonators that can be activated by computers using telephone modem devices. 1994 Internet World Jan. 17/2 Users not on the Internet can access the catalog via dial-in phone lines, making the catalog available to any user with a modem. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). modemv. Brit. /ˈməʊdɛm/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdəm/, /ˈmoʊˌdɛm/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: modem n. Etymology: < modem n. transitive and intransitive. To send, communicate, or link via a modem; to provide with a modem. ΚΠ 1984 [implied in: InfoWorld 7 May 86 (heading) Tied in to the local area network; modemed out to the information universe. (at modemed adj.)]. 1988 Nation (N.Y.) 14 May 668/2 In reply, McFarlane modemed back. 1992 Harper's Mag. Apr. 46/1 The daily digest of polling..is either modemed or hand-delivered to editors, producers, and reporters subscribing to Hotline. 1994 D. Rushkoff Cyberia i. iv. 43 The students are..each plugged in to a VR system, all modemed to the teacher's house. 1995 Philadelphia Inquirer 7 Aug. g5/4 The library is also planning to let people modem in and search for magazine articles. 2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 11 June 42 (advt.) It may seem to make no difference where you build your company, until you try to modem a 30-page document to Frankfurt from your laptop. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1958v.1984
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