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demod

demod verb: to demodulate.

Verb (1)

demod (third-person singular simple present demods, present participle demodding, simple past and past participle demodded)

  1. (informal, transitive) To demodulate.
    • General Instrument now claims compression rate of 14 to 1. Also the signal is not demodded at the cable headend, just some form of downconversion, then 1 satellite transponder W/14 services then becomes 14 services in a 6 mhz TV channel.1997 May 23, Lee Haefele, “Re: All TV ?”, in rec.video.cable-tv (Usenet)

Noun

demod (plural demods)

  1. (informal) A demodulator.
    • The saleperson said that Yamaha didn't realize the popularity of demods and they will start production soon after some engineering updates/improvements and they expect delivery in May.1999 March 12, JackH35785, “Re: Anybody know a cheap source for an AC-3 RF Demodulator?”, in alt.video.laserdisc (Usenet)

Verb (2)

demod (third-person singular simple present demods, present participle demodding, simple past and past participle demodded)

  1. (Internet, informal, transitive) To demote (someone) from moderator status.
    • We finally understood why moderators were not allowed to talk about the mod center without fearing the possibility of being demodded. (Try it yourself, ask a mod about the mod center and they will either become dramatically silent, or just say no.)2007 April 15, TheAsianIn...@gmail.com, “Re: hack runescape accounts.”, in comp.lang.pascal.delphi.misc (Usenet)

Verb (3)

demod (third-person singular simple present demods, present participle demodding, simple past and past participle demodded)

  1. (informal, transitive) To undo the modifications of (an object).
    • The guy who sold me this one said that he was glad it went to someone with the knowledge and maturity to appreciate it. Funny that you mentioned mods. He said that the previous owner modded it for 6L6's but that he had it demodded when he bought it.2011 June 2, haligonab, “Re: Ampeg Gemini II”, in alt.guitar (Usenet)

Forms of demod

Verb
third-person singular presentdemods
present participledemodding
past participledemodded
pastdemodded
Noun
pluraldemods

Origin of demod

Clipping of demodulate or demodulator.

From de- + mod (“moderator; to moderate”).

From de- + mod (“modification; to modify”).

Questions about demod

What does demod mean?
Demod means to demodulate.
What part of speech is demod?
Demod can be a verb or a noun.
What is the past tense of demod?
The past tense of demod is demodded.

Words near demod in the dictionary

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