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<communications> (hdx, from telegraphy) 1. A type of communication channel using a single circuit which can carry data in either direction but not both directions at once.
Compare: simplex, full-duplex.
2. An obsolete term for local echo.
Abbreviation: hdx
(01 Jun 2001)
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