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modem

[moh-duhm, -dem] / ˈmoʊ dəm, -dɛm /


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With Qualcomm specifically, investors have also worried that the company was losing business with modem customers Apple and Samsung Electronics.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Designed to keep desktop PCs going briefly after an outage occurs, these extra-chunky power strips can keep a modem running for hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

Also, it’s easy to forget that your Wi-Fi router is plugged into a modem, usually in some far corner of the house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

The chip maker produces modem systems for iPhones, and Apple is now producing its own modems, with more advanced systems potentially on the way.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

He plugged the dish’s modem lead into his laptop.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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