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| ''''Multiplex''' is a synthetic ] combining the words multiple and complex. | |||
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| It has several meanings. | |||
| # another word for '''many''' | |||
| # A kind of wood substitute made from wood splinters glued into boards, also see ''']''' | |||
| # In electronics a device that takes multiple inputs and combines them using time division is called a '''multiplexer'''. One concrete example of a multiplexer is the 74ALS157 'Quad 2- to 1-line data selector/multiplexer'. The verb for what this device does is 'to multiplex'. A device that does the reverse function of a multiplexer is called a ''']''' | |||
Revision as of 16:39, 1 November 2002
'Multiplex is a synthetic portmanteau combining the words multiple and complex.
It has several meanings.
- another word for many
- A kind of wood substitute made from wood splinters glued into boards, also see Triplex
- In electronics a device that takes multiple inputs and combines them using time division is called a multiplexer. One concrete example of a multiplexer is the 74ALS157 'Quad 2- to 1-line data selector/multiplexer'. The verb for what this device does is 'to multiplex'. A device that does the reverse function of a multiplexer is called a demultiplexer