acoustic coupler

English

Noun

acoustic coupler (plural acoustic couplers)

1. An interface device for coupling electrical signals by acoustical means.
2. (dated, telecommunications) A terminal device used to link data terminals and radio sets with the telephone network.

   Coordinate term: modem

   • 1984, Christine L. Borgman, Effective Online Searching: A Basic Text, CRC Press, →ISBN, page 52:

     The call will be answered with a high-pitched tone; no human voice will be heard. The phone receiver should be placed in the acoustic coupler, if one is used, with the cord in the proper position.

Translations

interface device for coupling electrical signals by acoustical means

• Finnish: akustinen liitin, akustinen kytkin, akustinen liitäntä
• Romanian: cuplor comandat acustic n

terminal device used to link data terminals and radio sets with the telephone network

• Esperanto: akustika kuplilo
• Finnish: akustinen liitin, akustinen liitäntä
• German: Akustikkoppler (de) m

Further reading

• acoustic coupler on Wikipedia.Wikipedia