"multiplexer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: multiplexers [plural]
Etymology: From multiplex + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|multiplex|-er|id2=agent noun}} multiplex + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} multiplexer (plural multiplexers)
  1. A device that interleaves several activities; a switching device. Translations (device that interleaves several activities): multiplekseri (Finnish), ottovalitsin (Finnish), multiplexeur [masculine] (French), Multiplexer [masculine] (German), πολυπλέκτης (polypléktis) [masculine] (Greek), мультиплексор (multipleksor) (Kazakh), multiplexor [neuter] (Romanian), мултиплексер [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), multipleksor [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), multiplexor [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-multiplexer-en-noun-S9h7~WuZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'device that interleaves several activities': 74 26
  2. (computing, telecommunications) A device that combines several input signals into a single output signal. Categories (topical): Computing, Telecommunications
    Sense id: en-multiplexer-en-noun-PAI9XRCi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 51 49 Topics: communications, computing, electrical-engineering, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, telecommunications
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: multiplexor

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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