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multiplexer
Variant of multiplex
multiplex
definition
multi·plex (mul′tə pleks′)
adjective
- multiple, or manifold
- designating or of a system for transmitting or receiving simultaneously two or more messages or signals over a common circuit, carrier wave, etc.
Etymology: L, multiple
transitive verb
to send (messages or signals) by a multiplex system
noun
a complex of three or more film theaters in the same building, sharing management, projectionists, etc.
Related Forms:
- multiplexer mul′·ti·plex′er noun or multiplexor mul′ti·plex′or
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