Demodulation

Updated: 06/27/2017 by Computer Hope
Illustration of a satellite dish, radio tower, and computer representing data transmission.

When digital information is transmitted over an analog medium, such as a telephone line, an electronic waveform is modulated to contain the information. This analog signal is called a carrier wave. Demodulation is extracting digital data from this signal once it reaches its destination. A common example of a demodulating device is a modem.

Data, Digital, Modem terms, Signal