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Definition(s):

A device used to convert serial digital data from a transmitting terminal to a signal suitable for transmission over a telephone channel to reconvert the transmitted signal to serial digital data for the receiving terminal.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-82 Rev. 2 from NISTIR 6859

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