Multiplexor channel
(MPX) mainframe terminology for a slow peripheral device connection, e.g. for a printer, operator console, or card reader.
(1997-06-30)
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hardware A duplex circuit using time-division multiplexing to provide multiple duplex channels over one wire. For example, channels A, B, C, and D could be used for simultaneous transmission in both directions. (2000-04-02)
- Multipliable
[muhl-tuh-plahy-uh-buh l] /ˈmʌl təˌplaɪ ə bəl/ adjective 1. capable of being .
- Multiplicable
[muhl-tuh-plahy-uh-buh l] /ˈmʌl təˌplaɪ ə bəl/ adjective 1. capable of being . adj. late 15c., from Latin multiplicabilis “manifold,” from multiplicare (see multiply). Alternative multipliable is recorded from 1620s.
- Multiplicand
[muhl-tuh-pli-kand] /ˌmʌl tə plɪˈkænd/ noun, Arithmetic. 1. a number to be multiplied by another. /ˌmʌltɪplɪˈkænd/ noun 1. a number to be multiplied by another number, the multiplier See also multiplier n. “number to be multiplied by another number,” 1590s, from Latin multiplicandus “to be multiplied,” gerundive of multiplicare (see multiply). multiplicand (mŭl’tə-plĭ-kānd’) A number that […]
- Multiplicate
[muhl-tuh-pli-keyt] /ˈmʌl tə plɪˌkeɪt/ adjective 1. multiple; manifold. /ˈmʌltɪplɪˌkeɪt/ adjective 1. (rare) manifold