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'''Multiplex''' is either a word derived from multi- + plex (fold) or a synthetic ] combining the words multiple and complex. '''Multiplex''' is either a word derived from multi- + plex (fold) or a synthetic ] combining the words multiple and complex and can be another word for '''many''' or (literally) '''manifold''.


It has several meanings. It has several meanings:


⚫ # ], a contraction multiple cineplex, is a ] with more than one screen.
# another word for '''many''' or (literally) '''manifold'''
# A kind of wood substitute made from wood splinters glued into boards, also see ''']''' # ] is 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 ''']'''. 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 ''']'''. # In electronics a device that takes multiple inputs and combines them using time division is called a ''']'''. 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 ''']'''.
# A number of digital television or radio channels multiplexed onto a single broadcast channel is known as a "multiplex". # A ] is a number of digital television or radio channels multiplexed onto a single broadcast channel.
# In highway terminology, it indicates that a single physical road is designated by two or more different highway numbers. If two highways are signed in opposite directions (e.g. ] South and ] North near ] formerly ran concurrently), that is a "wrong-way multiplex". If one of the highways could have ended at the other, that is a "stupid multiplex". # In highway terminology, it indicates that a single physical road is designated by two or more different highway numbers. If two highways are signed in opposite directions (e.g. ] South and ] North near ] formerly ran concurrently), that is a "wrong-way multiplex". If one of the highways could have ended at the other, that is a "stupid multiplex".

⚫ # It is also derived from multiple cineplex; in this sense, it is a ] with more than one screen.
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Revision as of 02:26, 17 June 2004

'Multiplex is either a word derived from multi- + plex (fold) or a synthetic portmanteau combining the words multiple and complex and can be another word for many or (literally) manifold.

It has several meanings:

  1. Multiplex (cinema), a contraction multiple cineplex, is a movie theater with more than one screen.
  2. Multiplex (wood) is a kind of wood substitute made from wood splinters glued into boards, also see Triplex
  3. 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.
  4. A multiplex (television) is a number of digital television or radio channels multiplexed onto a single broadcast channel.
  5. In highway terminology, it indicates that a single physical road is designated by two or more different highway numbers. If two highways are signed in opposite directions (e.g. Route 128 South and Interstate 93 North near Boston, Massachusetts formerly ran concurrently), that is a "wrong-way multiplex". If one of the highways could have ended at the other, that is a "stupid multiplex".
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