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mul·ti·plex·ing
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multiplexingnoun
The simultaneous transmission of multiple signals on the same channel
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Multiplexing
In telecommunications and computer networks, multiplexing is a method by which multiple analogue message signals or digital data streams are combined into one signal over a shared medium. The aim is to share an expensive resource. For example, in telecommunications, several telephone calls may be carried using one wire. Multiplexing originated in telegraphy in the 1870s, and is now widely applied in communications. In telephony, George Owen Squier is credited with the development of telephone carrier multiplexing in 1910. The multiplexed signal is transmitted over a communication channel, which may be a physical transmission medium. The multiplexing divides the capacity of the high-level communication channel into several low-level logical channels, one for each message signal or data stream to be transferred. A reverse process, known as demultiplexing, can extract the original channels on the receiver side. A device that performs the multiplexing is called a multiplexer, and a device that performs the reverse process is called a demultiplexer. Inverse multiplexing has the opposite aim as multiplexing, namely to break one data stream into several streams, transfer them simultaneously over several communication channels, and recreate the original data stream.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of multiplexing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of multiplexing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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