Modem
A device used to modulate digital information so that it can be carried via an analogue carrier. The signal is then demodulated at the receive end to extract the original digital signal. The term comes from MOdulator and DEModulator.
A device used to modulate digital information so that it can be carried via an analogue carrier. The signal is then demodulated at the receive end to extract the original digital signal. The term comes from MOdulator and DEModulator.
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