Modem in spanish
Módem
pronunciation: moʊdem part of speech: noun
pronunciation: moʊdem part of speech: noun
In gestures
modem [MOdulator-DEModulator] = módem [MOdulador-DEModulador]. [Es una abreviatura de "modulador-demodulador" y es un aparato electrónico que sirve para poner en comunicación dos ordenadores por medio de la línea telefónica y cuya función es convertir los datos digitales que produce el ordenador en tonos auditivos y viceversa]
Example: A modem is an electronic device which converts or modulates data coming from a computer into audio tunes which can be carried over normal phone lines and demodulates incoming tones from the phone line into data that can be used by the computer.more:
» fax modem = módem de fax.
Example: There are blood pressure meters that can transfer data to physicians by fax modem.» telecommunication modem = módem de telecomunicaciones.
Example: There is, however, an increasing range of other devices to convert data to digital form: optical and magnetic document (character) readers, laser scanners, graphic tablets and digitizers, voice input devices, analogue-to-digital converters, telecommunication modems, etc.