Device connected to a router (5)

I believe the answer is:

modem

(Other definitions for modem that I've seen before include "Device to connect computers by a telephone line" , "Data to sound converter" , "Telephonic computer connection" , "Connection betwwen computers" , "Device linking computer system and telephone line" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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