simplex connection

Definition

Communication channel in which signals flow only outwards and cannot flow in the opposite (inwards) direction. Radio and television broadcast is a simplex connection, Citizens' band (walkie talkie) communication is a half-duplex connection (signals can flow in either direction at any given time), and internet and telephone connections are full-duplex connections (signal can flow in both directions at any given time).


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