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noun
A device that interleaves several activities; a switching device.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A device that combines several input signals into a single output signal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: communications, computing, electrical-engineering, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, telecommunications
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noun
a device that can interleave two or more activities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: electronic device
Narrower terms: data multiplexer
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multi- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin multiplexlbor. English multiplex Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English multiplexer From multiplex + -er.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
