Modem terms

Updated: 09/07/2019 by Computer Hope

Top 10 modem terms
Definition of a computer modem
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Number
56-k line
A
Acoustic coupler Analog loopback Answer mode ARQ Auto answer Automatic repeat request
B
BAUD BBS Bits Per Second BPS Bulletin Board System
C
Carrier CCITT Characters per second COM Command state Communications Communications port Communications program Communications server CPS CTS
D
Data Communication Equipment Data mode Dataphone Data Terminal Ready Data transfer Data transfer rate DCE Demodulation Detect phase Dial-up Dial-Up Network Digital loopback Digital Simultaneous Voice Data Download DSVD DTR DUN
E
ESI External modem
F
Fax/modem Fax modem FDHP Flex Flow control
G
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H
Handshake Hayes compatible
I
Internal modem
J
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K
K56flex Kermit KFlex Kilobaud
L
LAPM Line adapter Line speed LNP Local bypass Local echo
M
MNP Modem MODIO Modulate Modulator
N
Null Modem Null-modem cable
O
Off-hook Offline On-hook Online
P
PEP Phone connector PSTN Public carrier Python
Q
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R
Rex RJ-11
S
Send-receive fax modem Short-haul Splitter
T
TAPI Telco Telco line Telecommunications Telephone Telephoney Terminal Throughput Transmit TXD
U
UART Unimodem Upload
V
V.21 V.22 V.22bis V.22bps V.23 V.24 V.25 V.26 V.26 V.26bis V.27 V.27bis V.27ter V.28 V.29 V.32 V.32bis V.34 V.42 V.42bis V86 mode V.90 V.92
W
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X
Xmodem XMT
Y
Ymodem
Z
Zmodem