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simplex


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  simplex 
  adj  1:  (telecommunication)  allowing  communication  in  only  one 
  direction  at  a  time,  or  in  telegraphy  allowing  only 
  one  message  over  a  line  at  a  time;  "simplex  system" 
  2:  having  only  one  part  or  element;  "a  simplex  word  has  no 
  affixes  and  is  not  part  of  a  compound--like  `boy'  compared 
  with  `boyish'  or  `house'  compared  with  `houseboat'" 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  simplex 
 
  1.    Used  to  describe  a  communications  channel 
  capable  of  carrying  only  one  message  at  a  time,  possibly  in 
  either  direction  but  not  both  simultaneously. 
 
  Opposite:  {duplex}. 
 
  2.  The  {simplex  method}. 
 
  (2000-04-02) 
 
 




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