modermodem

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of moder (“mother”) +‎ modem (“modem”). Likely a blend of moderkort (“motherboard”) +‎ modem (“modem”). Originally from an incorrect description about computer troubleshooting in the magazine SAF-tidningen in 1999.

Noun

modermodem n

1. (humorous) A fictional type of computer hardware; may sometimes refer to the hard drive.
   • 1999 June 4, SAF-tidningen:

     Andreas Hedlund har gått igenom alla tänkbara mjukvaruproblem. Nu har han kommit fram till hårdvaran, Modermodemet, själva hjärtat i hårddisken, fungerar inte.

     Andreas Hedlund has gone through all conceivable software problems. Now he has arrived at the hardware, the Mother Modem, the very heart of the hard drive, does not work.

   • 2015 April 23, “Spelkväll hos B2B IT-partner [Game night at B2B IT partner]”, in IT24‎^[1], archived from the original on 26 December 2022:

     Efter seminariet var det dags att klocka modermodemet, finputsa DPI:n och vrida ringarna till max för att utmanas i vårens hetaste spelsläpp, Battlefield Hardline.

     After the seminar, it was time to clock the mother modem, fine-tune the DPI and turn the rings to the max to be challenged in the hottest game release of the spring, Battlefield Hardline.

   • 2021 October 27, André Stray, “Få Google Play Store att lira på Windows 11”, in Feber‎^[2]:

     Den italienska UX-designstudenten har lyckats installera Googles appbutik i Windows 11 och gjort hela appbutiken tillgänglig att ladda ner och installera direkt på sitt modermodem samt gjort en videoguide för hur man går tillväga.

     The Italian UX design student has managed to install Google's app store in Windows 11 and made the entire app store available to download and install directly on their mother modem and made a video guide on how to proceed.

Declension

Declension of modermodem

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	modermodem	modermodems
	definite	modermodemet	modermodemets
plural	indefinite	modermodem	modermodems
	definite	modermodemen	modermodemens

See also

• centralprocessor (“central processing unit”)
• hårddisk (“hard drive”)
• modem (“modem”)
• moderkort (“motherboard”)