multiplex

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmʌltɪplɛks/

adjective

  • 1involving or consisting of many elements in a complex relationship: multiplex ties of work and friendship
  • involving simultaneous transmission of several messages along a single channel of communication.
  • 2(of a cinema) having several separate screens within one building.

noun

  • 1a system or signal involving simultaneous transmission of several messages along a single channel of communication.
  • 2a cinema with several separate screens.

verb

[with object]
  • incorporate into a multiplex signal or system: thirty-two of these signals can be multiplexed together to form a 2Mb data stream

Derivatives

multiplexer

(also multiplexor) noun

Origin:

late Middle English in the mathematical sense 'multiple': from Latin