ACOUSTIC MODEM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A modem that converts electrical signals to telephone tones and back again

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("acoustic modem" is a kind of...):

modem ((from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line)

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