Duplex
- Indicates a communications channel capable of carrying signals in both directions.
- In asynchronous communication, a channel that can simultaneously send and receive data.
- Duplex printing is a print job that prints on both sides of the paper; so when bound, the corresponding pages face each other in a book/magazine.
- Duplex system is a preventive measure operated by two computers; one computer doing the processing and the other standing by waiting for the execution.
- With RAID, duplexing is mirroring across two RAID cards.
Also see: Cell phone definitions, Echoplex, Full duplex, Half-duplex
