A ditch on the outside of a fortress wall.
Lawless control of public affairs by the mob or populace.
A foot-covering made of soft leather or buckski
Ridicule.
A peripheral device used to connect one computer to another over a phone line
Short for MOdulation/DEModulation, it is a device that can convert a digital bit stream into an analog signal (modulation) and can convert incoming analog signals back into digital signals (demodulation). The analog communications channel is typically a telephone line and the analog signals are typically sounds.
Modem speed or baud rate, parity, data bits, stop bits, and duplex must be set the same at the user's computer as at the network system. Communication software is used to set up the modem.
Temperance.
The presiding officer of a meeting.
The state or character of being moder