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Revision as of 16:40, 1 November 2002 by 195.86.30.10 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)'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