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   mul·ti·plex

   /ˈməltēˌpleks/

   adjective

   • 1. consisting of many elements in a complex relationship: "multiplex ties of work and friendship"
   • ▪ involving simultaneous transmission of several messages along a single channel of communication.
   • ▪ (of a movie theater) having several separate screens within one building.

   noun

   • 1. a system or signal involving simultaneous transmission of several messages along a single channel of communication.
   • 2. a movie theater with several separate screens.

   verb

   • 1. incorporate into a multiplex signal or system: "thirty-two of these signals can be multiplexed together to form a 2Mb data stream"

   Word Origin late Middle English in the mathematical sense ‘multiple’: from Latin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. multiplexer noun

   Scrabble Points: 20

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