simplex

adj 1: (telecommunication) allowing communication in only one

direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only

one message over a line at a time; "simplex system"

2: having only one part or element; "a simplex word has no

affixes and is not part of a compound--like `boy' compared

with `boyish' or `house' compared with `houseboat'"

simplex

1. Used to describe a communications channel

capable of carrying only one message at a time, possibly in

either direction but not both simultaneously.

Opposite: {duplex}.

2. The {simplex method}.

(2000-04-02)