Information Science

Modems

Equipment that sends digital information over telephone lines. The term Modem is a short form of the phrase modulator-demodulator.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Equipment that sends digital information over telephone lines. The term Modem is a short form of the phrase modulator-demodulator.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Dataphone
  • Dataphones
  • Modem

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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History Note

2000(1967); use TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1998-1999

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Previous Indexing

  • Computers (1966)

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  1. L01w.224w.230w.260w.115w.750w
  2. L01w.462w.500w.847w.698w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Modems. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003629. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003629
  2. Modems. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modem
  3. Modems. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5607