modem

== 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) (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) 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) modem == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English modem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɔ.dɛm/ === Noun === modem m (plural modems) modem ==== Descendants ==== Turkish: modem == Hungarian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English modem.  === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈmodɛm] Hyphenation: mo‧dem Rhymes: -ɛm === Noun === modem (plural modemek) (computer hardware) modem ==== Declension ==== === References === == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English modem. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmodəm/ [ˈmo.dəm] Rhymes: -odəm Syllabification: mo‧dem === Noun === modem (plural modem-modem) (computing) modem ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “modem”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English modem. === Pronunciation === === Noun === modem m (invariable) modem == Malay == === Etymology === Borrowed from English modem. === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /ˈmodem/ [ˈmo.dem] Rhymes: -odem (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /ˈmodəm/ [ˈmo.dəm] (English-based, colloquial) Rhymes: -odəm Hyphenation: mo‧dem === Noun === modém (Jawi spelling مودم, plural modem-modem or modem2) (computing) modem ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === "modem" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from English modem. === Noun === modem m (plural modems) (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) modem (device that encodes digital computer signals into analog telephone signals and vice versa, allowing computers to communicate over a phone line) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “modem”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “modem”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) modem in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English modem. === Pronunciation === === Noun === modem m (plural modems or modens) (networking, computer hardware) modem (a device that encodes computer signals into telephone signals and vice versa) === Further reading === “modem”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “modem”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English modem. === Noun === modem n (plural modemuri) modem ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English modem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mǒdeːm/ Hyphenation: mo‧dem === Noun === mòdēm m inan (Cyrillic spelling мо̀де̄м) modem ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English modem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmodem/ [ˈmo.ð̞ẽm] Rhymes: -odem Syllabification: mo‧dem === Noun === modem m (plural modems) alternative form of módem ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “modem”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English modem. === Noun === modem n 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 modem