duplex
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plɛks, ˈdyu- noun
2.
3.
paper or cardboard having different colors, finishes, or stocks on opposite sides.
4.
Printing.
a.
a method of reproducing an illustration using two halftone plates, one black and the other in a color.
b.
a printing press equipped to print both sides of a sheet in one pass.
5.
Genetics. a double-stranded region of DNA.
adjective
6.
having two parts; double; twofold.
7.
(of a machine) having two identical working units, operating together or independently, in a single framework or assembly.
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pertaining to or noting a telecommunications system, as most telephone systems, permitting the simultaneous transmission of two messages in opposite directions over one channel.
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verb (used with object)
9.
to make duplex; make or change into a duplex: Many owners are duplexing their old houses for extra income.
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duplex (ˈdjuːplɛks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (US), (Canadian) a duplex apartment or house |
| 2. | a double-stranded region in a nucleic acid molecule |
| —adj | |
| 3. | having two parts |
| 4. | machinery having pairs of components of independent but identical function |
| 5. | permitting the transmission of simultaneous signals in both directions in a radio, telecommunications, or computer channel |
| [C19: from Latin: twofold, from duo two + -plex | |
| du'plexity | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
duplex
1817 (adj.) "composed of two parts," from L. duplex, from duo "two" + -plex, from Gk. plax (gen. plakos) "flat surface." The noun sense of "house for two families; two-story apartment" is Amer.Eng., 1922.
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Computing Dictionary
duplex definition
communicationsUsed to describe a communications channel that can carry signals in both directions, in contrast to a simplex channel which only ever carries a signal in one direction.
If signals can only flow in one direction at a time the communications is "half-duplex", like a single-lane road with traffic lights at each end. Walkie-talkies with a "press-to-talk" button provide half-duplex communications.
If signals can flow in both directions simultaneously the communications is "full-duplex", like a normal two-lane road. Telephones provide full-duplex communications.
The term "duplex" was first used in wireless, telegraph, and telephone communications. Nearly all communications circuits used by computers are two-way, so the term is seldom used.
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Example sentences
Then came duplex penthouses, which meant there could be more apartments with a link to the top.
The owner duplex is located on the second and third floor.
There's privacy here in the nooks and crannies of the duplex interior.
Carotid duplex is an ultrasound test that shows how well blood is flowing through the carotid arteries.
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