Noun

• S: (n) modem ((from a combination of MOdulate and DEModulate) electronic equipment consisting of a device used to connect computers by a telephone line)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) electronic equipment (equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor))
• S: (n) equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)
• S: (n) instrumentality, instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)
• S: (n) artifact, artefact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
• S: (n) whole, unit (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity) "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
• S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))