half duplex

hɑːf ˈdjuːplɛks

Definition

Definition of half duplex - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

telecommunications

TECH.

allowing two-way communication but not at the same time

TECH.

The walkie-talkie operates in half duplex mode.

one-way

simplex

Noun

telecommunications

TECH.

system allowing one-way communication at a time

TECH.

The walkie-talkie operates in half duplex.

simplex

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Expressions with half

better half

one's significant other in a relationship

She introduced me to her better half at the party.

other half

person's spouse or romantic partner

He introduced Jane as his other half at the party..

glass half full

adj.

seeing the good in situations

His glass half full perspective helps him stay motivated.

go half and half

share the cost equally between two people

Let's go half and half on the dinner bill.

half a chance

small opportunity to do something

If given half a chance, she would travel the world.

half a mind

moderate inclination to do something

I have half a mind to call her.

Expressions with duplex

duplex apartment

two-story apartment within a building

They moved into a spacious duplex apartment with a staircase leading to the bedrooms.

duplex house

house divided into two separate dwellings

They live in a duplex house with their friends.

duplex printing

printing on both sides of a page automatically

The printer supports duplex printing to save paper..

duplex chain

chain with two linked rows

She wore a beautiful duplex chain around her neck.

duplex communication

communication system that allows signals both ways between two connected points

Modern phones support duplex communication for natural two-way conversations.

full duplex

adj.

describing a system allowing simultaneous two-way communication

The network uses full duplex for efficient data transfer.

Examples of half duplex in a sentence

Half duplex channels are common in older technology.
The radio system is designed for half duplex communication.
Half duplex mode is common in older communication devices.

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French:semi-duplex, ...
German:halbduplex, Halbduplex, ...
Italian:semiduplex, half duplex, ...
Spanish:semidúplex, medio dúplex, ...
Portuguese:half duplex, meio duplex, ...
Chinese:半双工, 半双工通信, ...
Japanese:半二重の, 半二重, ...
Arabic:نصفي الاتجاه, نِصْف مُزْدَوِج, ...
Hebrew:חֲצִי דוּפְּלֶקְס, ...
Russian:полудуплексный, полудуплекс, ...
Ukrainian:напівдуплексний, напівдуплекс, ...
Hindi:हाफ डुप्लेक्स, अर्ध द्वैध, ...
Bengali:হাফ ডুপ্লেক্স, অর্ধ দ্বৈত, ...
Catalan:semidúplex, comunicació unidireccional, ...
Czech:poloduplexní, poloduplex, ...
Danish:halv dupleks, halv duplex, ...
Dutch:half-duplex, half-duplexsysteem, ...
Greek:ημι-αμφίδρομος, ημι-διπλή λειτουργία, ...
Hungarian:félduplex, fél duplex, ...
Khmer:អាចទំនាក់ទំនងបានពីរទិស ប៉ុន្តែមិនអាចបញ្ជូន និងទទួលសញ្ញាព្រមគ្នា, ប្រព័ន្ធបញ្ជូនទទួលឆ្លាស់គ្នា, ...
Korean:반이중의, 반이중, ...
Persian:نیمه دوطرفه, ارتباط یک‌طرفه, ...
Polish:półdupleksowy, połowiczny dupleks, ...
Portuguese (BR):half duplex, half-duplex, ...
Romanian:half-duplex, semiduplex, ...
Swedish:halv duplex, ...
Thai:ที่อนุญาตให้สื่อสารสองทางแต่ไม่พร้อมกัน, ครึ่งทางคู่, ...
Turkish:yarı dubleks, yarı çift yönlü, ...
Vietnamese:bán song công, giao tiếp một chiều, ...

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