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modem

device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information
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Summary

modem ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,910 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: telecommunications device[2], electronic device[3], data circuit-terminating equipment[4]
  • Has use: data transmission[5]
  • Commons category: Modems[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Modems[7]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/modem[8]
  • Different from: null modem[9]
  • MCN code: 8517.62.55[10]
  • Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03777754-n[11], http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/103736610-n[12]

Why It Matters

modem has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] modem is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Putnik · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → modemas
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id: modemas"
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