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modem

[moh-duhm, -dem] / ˈmoʊ dəm, -dɛm /


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June, now 63, said her home office at the time had a dial-up modem, trading software downloaded from a compact disc and a dodgy internet connection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

For Comcast customers who lease an Advanced Xfinity Gateway modem, there’s an integrated Wi-Fi motion sensor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

Mizuho estimates $3 billion of Qualcomm’s $8.8 billion fiscal 2025 business with Apple is at risk due to modem share loss.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

A BBS was hosted on a personal computer, and other computers could dial in to the BBS using a modem and a terminal software program, allowing users to exchange messages, documents and software.

From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025

The modem army, smaller and increasingly high-tech, was getting quite choosy about its recruits.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Some variants come equipped with mesh modems, which make them less vulnerable to electronic warfare, according to the U.S. military and weapons analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Investors have known about Qualcomm’s most pressing challenge for years: Apple, its top customer, is phasing Qualcomm modems out of iPhones by next fall.

From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026

The actual road that led Redick to the Lakers has been lined with coaxial cables, modems and Wi-Fi signals, and is painfully and, at times, beautifully structureless.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024

The dial-up modems screamed at anyone who wanted to surf the net, but surfing was more like sitting in the water with some floaties and a pool noodle compared to today’s internet.

From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2023

I was thirty-seven, more efficient than in college, tied to computers and modems and cell phones.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom




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