smartmodem

English

Etymology

From the trade name of a product, the Hayes Smartmodem; from smart +‎ modem.

Noun

smartmodem (plural smartmodems)

1. (computing) A modem controlled through a simple command language, rather than by manual switches.
   • 1989, Patrick R. Dewey, Email for Libraries:

     Finally, some modems, and most smartmodems, come equipped with a row of status lights on the front of the modem, which make it easy to see what it is doing.

   • 1992, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Technical papers, page 259:

     In the previous section, we discussed the two basic types of modems, smartmodems and acoustic coupled modems. Remember that smartmodems require they be plugged directly into the phone line.

   • 2007, Tomaz Jarm, Peter Kramar, Anze Zupanic, 11th Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing 2007, page 16:

     The M2DM system comprised a Web access^[sic], a CTI service based on an Interactive Voice response system and a smartmodem located at home. The Web pages were optimized for different access modalities, including mobile devices.