multiplex
/ˈmʌltɪplɛks/
noun
- A large movie theater with multiple screens showing different films at the same time.
- The multiplex has twelve screens and a huge popcorn stand.
- We went to the multiplex to see the new superhero movie.
- Our town's multiplex is always crowded on Friday nights.
- A system or signal that combines multiple messages or data streams into one channel for transmission.
- The satellite sends a multiplex of TV signals down to Earth.
- The cable company uses a multiplex to send hundreds of channels through one wire.
- In telecommunications, a multiplex allows many phone calls to travel on the same line.
verb
- To combine multiple signals or data streams into one for transmission.
- The device can multiplex several audio channels into a single output.
- To save bandwidth, the system multiplexes the data from all sensors.
- Engineers multiplex the video feeds to send them over a single cable.
adjective
- Having many parts or elements; multiple or complex.
- The city's multiplex transportation system includes buses, trains, and subways.
- Her multiplex responsibilities included teaching, research, and administration.
- The multiplex nature of the problem required a team of experts.
- Relating to a system that combines multiple signals into one.
- This multiplex cable can handle several data streams at once.
- Engineers designed a multiplex communication network for the spacecraft.
- The multiplex signal carries both audio and video data.
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