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HDX [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-05-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
- Telecommunications Transmission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- half duplex
1, record 1, English, half%20duplex
correct, noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- HDX 2, record 1, English, HDX
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- semi-duplex 3, record 1, English, semi%2Dduplex
correct, officially approved
- half-duplex 4, record 1, English, half%2Dduplex
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A system capable of working in either direction but not in both simultaneously. 5, record 1, English, - half%20duplex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, English, - half%20duplex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
half duplex; semi-duplex: terms and definition officially approved by the Government EDP Standards Committee (GESC). 6, record 1, English, - half%20duplex
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
- Transmission (Télécommunications)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- semi-duplex
1, record 1, French, semi%2Dduplex
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système pouvant fonctionner dans les deux sens mais non simultanément. 2, record 1, French, - semi%2Dduplex
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
semi-duplex : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI). 3, record 1, French, - semi%2Dduplex
Record 1, Key term(s)
- semi duplex
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Internet y telemática
- Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- semidúplex
1, record 1, Spanish, semid%C3%BAplex
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- bidireccional alternativo 1, record 1, Spanish, bidireccional%20alternativo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 2, record 1, Spanish, - semid%C3%BAplex
Record 1, Key term(s)
- semi dúplex
- semi-dúplex
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