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Duplex   /dˈuplˌɛks/   Listen
adjective
Duplex  adj.  
1.
Double; twofold.
2.
(Computers) Organized so that data may be transmitted in two opposite directions over the same channel; of communications channels, such as data transfer lines between computers.
Duplex escapement, a peculiar kind of watch escapement, in which the scape-wheel has two sets of teeth. See Escapement.
Duplex lathe, one for turning off, screwing, and surfacing, by means of two cutting tools, on opposite sides of the piece operated upon.
Duplex pumping engine, a steam pump in which two steam cylinders are placed side by side, one operating the valves of the other.
Duplex querela (Eccl. Law), a complaint in the nature of an appeal from the ordinary to his immediate superior, as from a bishop to an archbishop.
Duplex telegraphy, a system of telegraphy for sending two messages over the same wire simultaneously.
Duplex watch, one with a duplex escapement.
half duplex (Computers)
(a)
arranged so that the information may be transmitted in both directions, but only in one direction at a time; of communications channels between computers; contrasted with full duplex(a).
(b)
arranged so that the information transmitted to the remote computer also appears on the local terminal; of communications channels between computers; contrasted with full duplex(b).
full duplex, (Computers)
(a)
arranged so that the information may be transmitted in both directions simultaneously; of communications channels between computers; contrasted with half duplex(a).
(b)
arranged so that the information transmitted to the remote computer does not appear on the local terminal; of communications channels between computers; contrasted with half duplex(b).


noun
duplex  n.  
1.
Something which is duplex; used mostly in reference to a living unit, such as an apartment, in a building having two similar living units.
2.
(Biology, Genetics) A double-stranded region in a nucleic acid molecule. See deoxyribonucleic acid.


verb
Duplex  v. t.  (Teleg.) To arrange, as a telegraph line, so that two messages may be transmitted simultaneously; to equip with a duplex telegraphic outfit.





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"Duplex" Quotes from Famous Books



... man were such a duplex being, it might be that the wearing out of the body was necessary, and had been adapted to release the soul when it had completed its appropriate term of service in ...
— Across the Zodiac • Percy Greg
... perspective view of H.R. Worthington's Duplex Steam Pump. The prominent peculiarity of this pump is its valve motion. As seen in the cut, two steam pumps are placed side by side (or end to end, if desired). Each pump, by a rock shaft connected with its piston rod, gives a constant and easy motion to the steam ...
— A Catechism of the Steam Engine • John Bourne
... amantissimus. Nam ut omittam loca sparsa, quae ex monumentis veterum conquisita, nostram fidem apposite affirmateque propugnant; tenemus horum integra volumina, quae de industria religionem, quam tuemur, evangelicam distincte copioseque dilucidant. Duplex Hierarchia Martyris Dionysii[38] quas classes, quae sacra, quos ritus edocet? Pupugit ea res Lutherum[39] tam valde, ut huius opera "simillima somniis, nec non perniciosissima" iudicaret. Imitatus parentem Caussaeus,[40] nescio quis terrae filius, ex Gallia, non est veritus hunc Dionysium, ...
— Ten Reasons Proposed to His Adversaries for Disputation in the Name • Edmund Campion
... with a double braid should preferably be used, and the duplex wire is often more convenient than the single wire, especially in running from one building to another. Wiring on the inside of buildings should be done neatly, running the wires on porcelain insulators, and as directly to the appliance as possible. The standard rules for interior ...
— The Automobile Storage Battery - Its Care And Repair • O. A. Witte
... must be attended to.—Dear me, why the mutton is really quite cold," continued Nicholas, thrusting a large piece into his mouth, quite forgetting that he had already dined twice off the identical joint. "That's a fine watch of Mr Tobin's; but I think that my improvement upon the duplex when ...
— Newton Forster - The Merchant Service • Captain Frederick Marryat


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