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変復調装置 (henfukuchousouchi) Japanese meaning: modem | Kotomora

変へん復ふく調ちょう装そう置ち

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Meanings

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modem

Technical computing term for a device that modulates and demodulates signals for data transmission.

インターネットに接せつ続ぞくするには変へん復ふく調ちょう装そう置ちが

必ひつ

要よう

です

。

A modem is needed to connect to the internet.

Kanji

変unusual, change, strange
復restore, return to, revert
調tune, tone, meter
装attire, dress, pretend
置placement, put, set

Related words

モデム
モデム is the common loanword for modem in everyday use; 変復調装置 is a formal technical term used mainly in engineering contexts.

Built from

変へん+復ふく調ちょう装そう置ち

Etymology

Compound of 変調 (modulation), 復調 (demodulation), and 装置 (device).