half duplex

noun

: a mode of communication especially with a computer via telephone line in which information can be sent in only one direction at a time compare duplex

Examples of half duplex in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This is called full duplex operation, as opposed to half duplex for traditional CSMA/CD operation. Iljitsch Van Beijnum, Ars Technica, 29 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of half duplex was in 1950

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“Half duplex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20duplex. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.

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