HALF-DUPLEX


Meaning of HALF-DUPLEX in English

< communications > (hdx, from telegraphy ) 1. A type of communication channel using a single circuit which can carry data in either direction but not both directions at once.

Compare: simplex , full-duplex .

2. An obsolete term for local echo .

(2001-07-21)

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