quadruplex

adjective

quad·​ru·​plex

ˈkwädrəˌpleks

: being or relating to a system of telegraphy by which two messages in each direction may be sent simultaneously over one wire

Word History

Etymology

Latin quadruplic-, quadruplex fourfold, from quadri- + -plic-, -plex -fold

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