单词 | octuplex |
释义 | octuplexadj. Telegraphy. rare. Now historical. Designating a system of electric telegraphy in which eight simultaneous messages can be sent along the same wire. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > [adjective] > types of system multiplex1873 quadruplex1874 diplex1878 sextuplex1879 simplex1884 diode1886 hexode1886 tetrode1886 triode1886 octuplex1893 selective1906 quadded1914 multiplexed1964 muxed1991 1893 Rev. of Reviews Dec. 606 Mr. Edison is confident of attaining sextuplex and octuplex systems. 1999 Nature 7 Jan. 15/3 The octuplex of 1899 handled four telegrams in each direction simultaneously. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † octuplexv. Telegraphy. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To render (a system of electric telegraphy) capable of transmitting eight simultaneous messages along the same wire. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > [verb (transitive)] > render multiplex, etc. multiplex1885 quadruplex1885 quad1886 octuplex1889 mux1983 1889 Times (Weekly ed.) 29 Mar. 5/2 If the line..is quadruplexed, the phonophoric instruments will ‘sextuplex’ or ‘octuplex’ it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1893v.1889 |
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