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multiplex

mul·ti·plex [ múltə plèks ]


noun  (plural mul·ti·plex·es)
Definition:
 
1. movie theater complex: a large movie theater complex that has several separate units with screens

2. multiple transmission: the simultaneous transmission of two or more signals along one communications channel

3. system for simultaneous transmission: a transmission system that carries two or more individual channels over a single communication path



adjective 
Definition:
 
complex: involving or including several different things, parts, or factors



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle mul·ti·plexed, present participle mul·ti·plex·ing, 3rd person present singular mul·ti·plex·es)
Definition:
 
send by multiplex: to send two or more messages or signals along one communications channel at the same time

[Mid-16th century. < Latin< multi- "many" + -plex "-fold"]
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