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QUADRUPLEXING
Etymology
Noun
quadruplexing (uncountable)
The transmission of four separate messages on a single cable.
Source: Wiktionary
QUADRUPLEX
Quad"ru*plex, a. Etym: [L., from quattuor four + plicare to fold.]
Definition: Fourfold; folded or doubled twice. Quadruplex system (Electric Telegraph), a system by which four messages, two in each direction, may be sent simultaneously over the wire.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
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