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multiplexing

multiplexing is the present participle and gerund of multiplex.

Meaning of multiplex

Verb

multiplex (third-person singular simple present multiplexes, present participle multiplexing, simple past and past participle multiplexed)

  1. To interleave several activities.
  2. To combine several signals into one.
  3. (transitive) To convert (a cinema business) into a large complex, or multiplex.
  4. To make a multiplex throw.

See all 12 meanings of multiplex

Noun

multiplexing (countable and uncountable, plural multiplexings)

  1. The simultaneous transmission of multiple signals on the same channel.

Forms of multiplexing

pluralmultiplexings

Words formed from multiplexing

Questions about multiplexing

What does multiplexing mean?
Multiplexing means the simultaneous transmission of multiple signals on the same channel.
What is multiplexing the present participle and gerund of?
Multiplexing is the present participle and gerund of multiplex.
What part of speech is multiplexing?
Multiplexing is a noun.
What is the plural of multiplexing?
The plural of multiplexing is multiplexings.

Words near multiplexing in the dictionary

  1. multiplexations
  2. multiplexed
  3. multiplexer
  4. multiplexers
  5. multiplexes
  6. multiplexing
  7. multiplexings
  8. multiplexities
  9. multiplexity
  10. multiplexor
  11. multiplexors

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