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SEMI-DUPLEX [1 record]

Record 1 2005-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

A system capable of working in either direction but not in both simultaneously.

OBS

For example, a walkie-talkie is a half-duplex device because only one party can talk at a time. In contrast, a telephone is a full-duplex device because both parties can talk simultaneously.

OBS

half duplex; semi-duplex: terms and definition officially approved by the Government EDP Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
DEF

Système pouvant fonctionner dans les deux sens mais non simultanément.

OBS

semi-duplex : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

Key term(s)
  • semi duplex

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Internet y telemática
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
DEF

Protocolo de comunicaciones asíncronas, en el que el canal de comunicaciones puede manipular solamente una señal a la vez. Las dos estaciones alternan sus transmisiones.

Key term(s)
  • semi dúplex
  • semi-dúplex
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