modem

noun/ˈmoʊdəm/

Frequency rank: #8,592 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A device that connects a computer to the internet by converting digital data to signals that can travel over telephone or cable lines.

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Example sentence

You need to restart your modem if the internet connection keeps dropping.

Synonyms & related words

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