Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

softmodem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: soft-mo-dem
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A modem with minimal hardware capabilities, designed to use a host computer's resources to perform most of the tasks performed by dedicated hardware in a traditional modem.

Etymology

From software + modem.

Inflected Forms

softmodems (plural)

Questions

What does softmodem mean?: A modem with minimal hardware capabilities, designed to use a host computer's resources to perform most of the tasks performed by dedicated hardware in a traditional modem.
Where does softmodem come from?: From software + modem.

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