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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Duplex \Du"plex\, a. [L., fr. duo two + plicare to fold. See {Two}, and {Complex}.] 1. Double; twofold. [1913 Webster] 2. (Computers) organized so that data may be transmitted in two opposite directions over the same channel; -- of communications channels, such as data transfer lines between computers. [PJC] {Duplex escapement}, a peculiar kind of watch escapement, in which the scape-wheel has two sets of teeth. See {Escapement}. {Duplex lathe}, one for turning off, screwing, and surfacing, by means of two cutting tools, on opposite sides of the piece operated upon. {Duplex pumping engine}, a steam pump in which two steam cylinders are placed side by side, one operating the valves of the other. {Duplex querela} [L., double complaint] (Eccl. Law), a complaint in the nature of an appeal from the ordinary to his immediate superior, as from a bishop to an archbishop. --Mozley & W. {Duplex telegraphy}, a system of telegraphy for sending two messages over the same wire simultaneously. {Duplex watch}, one with a duplex escapement. {half duplex} (Computers) (a) arranged so that the information may be transmitted in both directions, but only in one direction at a time; -- of communications channels between computers; contrasted with {full duplex(a)}. (b) arranged so that the information transmitted to the remote computer also appears on the local terminal; -- of communications channels between computers; contrasted with {full duplex(b)}. {full duplex}, (Computers) (a) arranged so that the information may be transmitted in both directions simultaneously; -- of communications channels between computers; contrasted with {half duplex(a)}. (b) arranged so that the information transmitted to the remote computer does not appear on the local terminal; -- of communications channels between computers; contrasted with {half duplex(b)}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Duplex \Du"plex\, v. t. [See {Duplex}, a.] (Teleg.) To arrange, as a telegraph line, so that two messages may be transmitted simultaneously; to equip with a duplex telegraphic outfit. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: duplex \du"plex\, n. [See {Duplex}, a.] 1. something which is duplex; -- used mostly in reference to a living unit, such as an apartment, in a building having two similar living units. [PJC] 2. (Biology, Genetics) a double-stranded region in a nucleic acid molecule. See {deoxyribonucleic acid}. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: duplex adj 1: (used technically of a device or process) having two parts; "a duplex transaction" 2: allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously; "duplex system"; "duplex telephony" n 1: a house with two units sharing a common wall [syn: {duplex house}, {duplex}, {semidetached house}] 2: an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase [syn: {duplex apartment}, {duplex}] v 1: change into a duplex From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]: duplex /duplɛks/ duplex; either-way From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: duplex /dyplɛks/ double; dual