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data multiplexer

data multiplexer

5.9
Something that lets several devices send data over one communication line
  • noun
  • /ˈdeɪtə ˌmʌltɪˈplɛksər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : multiplexor de datos
  • The network administrator installed a data multiplexer to connect multiple computers to the same communication line.

Examples

  • Each data multiplexer efficiently manages the flow of information from several sensors into a central controller.

  • Upgrading to a new data multiplexer allowed the office to maximize the use of their existing bandwidth.

  • The data multiplexer improved our network efficiency.

  • Can a data multiplexer handle multiple signals?

  • The technician installed a data multiplexer to combine signals from various devices into a single output.

  • Using a data multiplexer, the engineers successfully connected several data sources to transmit over one line.

  • The new data multiplexer streamlined data transmission by allowing multiple input streams to share a single channel.

Synonyms

multiplex
vsdata multiplexer
1 7.5

A device that sends several signals over one line

is specifically a single device allowing several sources to share the channel
multiplexer
vsdata multiplexer
  • Specialized
8.9

A device that sends one of several signals through a single line

lets several sources share the same transmission channel rather than one at a time
multiplexor
vsdata multiplexer
  • Specialized
8.1

A device that combines several input signals into one output line

is the same device but named to stress multiple information sources sharing one channel

How Many Inputs

data multiplexer
  • Specialized
5.9
DIP switch
  • Specialized
1 6.3

Surface Forms

data multiplexer singular
data multiplexers plural

Morphology

data + multiplexer

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'data' (information) with 'multiplexer' (a device that transmits or combines multiple signals), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it is a device for sharing/transmitting data streams over one channel. This is a straightforward noun-noun technical compound following common compounding patterns, making the sense predictable rather than idiomatic.

Etymology

Data multiplexer comes from a simple picture: the multiplexer takes many data lines and joins them so they can travel down 'one channel'. So, the name means a device that lets several sources 'share' a single line by sending their data one after another.