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What is a...

modem

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Definition:

A device that links a computer to other computers through a telephone line.


Explanation:

The modem lets a computer send and receive binary data over a telephone line by changing the bits into sound waves that can be sent over the phone lines.


Sentence:

"You can always use a faster modem."

 

 

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