adj
quadruplex
Quadruplex (adj) means having four components.
adj
1
Having four components.
2
Of or relating to a system in telegraphy by which four messages (two in each direction) can be sent on one wire simultaneously.
3
Of or relating to an early videotape format with four magnetic record/reproduce heads mounted on a headwheel spinning transversely across the tape.
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Etymology
From Latin quadruplex (“fourfold, quadruple”), from quattuor (“four”) + plico (“fold”). By surface analysis, quadru- + -plex.
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What is the meaning of quadruplex?
"quadruplex" (adj) means having four components.
What are the different meanings of quadruplex?
"quadruplex" has 3 main meanings: 1. Having four components; 2. Of or relating to a system in telegraphy by which four messages (two in each direction) can be sent on one wire simultaneously; 3. Of or relating to an early videotape format with four magnetic record/reproduce heads mounted on a headwheel spinning transversely across the tape.