| English | German |
| answer-only modem | Antwortmodem (A modem that can receive but not originate calls) |
| broadband modem | Breitbandmodem (A modem for use on a broadband network. Broadband technology allows several networks to coexist on a single cable. Traffic from one network does not interfere with traffic from another, since the conversations happen on different frequencies, rather like the commercial radio system) |
| cable modem | Kabelmodem (A device that enables a broadband connection to the Internet by using cable television infrastructure. Access speeds vary greatly, with a maximum throughput of 10 megabits per second (Mbps)) |
| cable modem | Kabelmodem (A device that enables a broadband connection to the Internet by using cable television infrastructure. Access speeds vary greatly, with a maximum throughput of 10 megabits per second (Mbps)) |
| callback modem | Rückrufmodem (A modem that, instead of answering an incoming call, requires the caller to enter a touch-tone code and hang up so that the modem can return the call. When the modem receives the caller's code, it checks the code against a stored set of phone numbers. If the code matches an authorized number, the modem dials the number and then opens a connection for the original caller. Callback modems are used when communications lines must be available to outside users but data must be protected from unauthorized intruders) |
| fax modem | Faxmodem (A modem that sends (and possibly receives) data encoded in a fax format (typically CCITT fax format), which a fax machine or another modem decodes and converts to an image) |
| internal modem | internes Modem (A modem constructed on an expansion card to be installed in one of the expansion slots inside a computer) |
| network modem | Netzwerkmodem (A modem that is shared by users of a network for calling an online service provider, an ISP, a service bureau, or other online source) |
| null modem | Null-Modem (Special cabling that eliminates the modem's need for asynchronous communications between two computers over short distances. A null modem cable emulates modem communication) |
