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MUX [5 records]

Record 1 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Components
  • Telecommunications Transmission
DEF

A device that selects one of several analog or digital input signals and forwards the selected input into a single line.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants électroniques
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-04-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
  • Data Transmission
  • Internet and Telematics
DEF

A functional unit for assembling signals from separate sources into a single composite signal.

OBS

data multiplexer; multiplexer: terms and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission]; terms standardized by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
  • Transmission de données
  • Internet et télématique
DEF

Unité fonctionnelle qui permet de combiner des signaux de différentes sources en un seul signal composite.

OBS

multiplexeur de données; multiplexeur : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [Commission électrotechnique internationale]; termes normalisés par l'Association canadienne des normes (CSA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
  • Transmisión de datos
  • Internet y telemática
DEF

Equipo que efectúa la transmisión de varias señales permitiendo que sean transmitidas por el mismo canal o la misma vía de comunicación de forma simultánea e independiente.

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Record 3 2002-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
DEF

Transmission of two or more channels on a single carrier so that they may be recovered independently by a tuner. In fm stereo, transmission of left-plus-right (sum) signal and left-minus-right (difference) signal on main carrier and subcarrier, respectively. The multiplex decoder in the tuner recovers independent left and right stereo channels from the multiplex signal.

Key term(s)
  • multiplexing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
DEF

Transmission radio en modulation de fréquence de deux canaux par l'intermédiaire d'une porteuse afin qu'ils puissent être indépendamment perçus par un récepteur (ou tuner) F.M. stéréo.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Research Experiments in Space

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travaux de recherche dans l'espace

Spanish

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Record 5 1986-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)

Spanish

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