multiplexorn.
/ˈmʌltᵻplɛksə/, U.S. /ˈməltiˌplɛksər/, /ˈməltəˌplɛksər/ Telecommunications.
= multiplexer n.
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1957 Electronic Engin. 29 159/1 The information received from, say, two channels of the multiplexor are admitted serially to the clamping circuit.
1970 O. Dopping Computers & Data Processing viii. 121 A multiplexor channel has its own facilities for sharing its time between different slow input/output operations.
1994 Computer Contractor 4 Mar. 31/3 The DEChub family comprises a modular backplane into which terminal servers, repeaters, bridges, routers and multiplexors can be plugged.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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