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multidrop

multidrop adjective: of a computer bus, having all components connected to the same set of electrical wires, each component listening for its own data and negotiating with the others in order to send.

Adjective

multidrop (not comparable)

  1. Of a computer bus, having all components connected to the same set of electrical wires, each component listening for its own data and negotiating with the others in order to send.

Noun

multidrop (plural multidrops)

  1. A computer bus having all components connected in this manner.

Forms of multidrop

pluralmultidrops

Origin of multidrop

From multi- + drop.

Questions about multidrop

What does multidrop mean?
Multidrop means of a computer bus, having all components connected to the same set of electrical wires, each component listening for its own data and negotiating with the others in order to send.
What part of speech is multidrop?
Multidrop can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near multidrop in the dictionary

  1. multidonor
  2. multidoor
  3. multidose
  4. multidrive
  5. multidriver
  6. multidrop
  7. multidrops
  8. multidrug
  9. multiductal
  10. multiduplex
  11. multiduplexes

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