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n. Computer Science
A device that converts data from one form into another, as from one form usable in data processing to another form usable in telephonic transmission.
调制解调器将信号由一种形式转换成另一种形式的装置,如在电话传输中由一种可用形式以信号形式转换成另一种可用形式
Also called: data set
参考资料:金山词霸