Fullduplex

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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  full-duplex
       
           (fdx, from {telegraphy}) 1. A type of
          {duplex} communications channel which carries data in both
          directions at once.
       


          On purely {digital} connections, full-duplex communication
          requires two pairs of wires.  On {analog} networks or in
          digital networks using carriers, it is achieved by dividing
          the {bandwidth} of the line into two frequencies, one for
          sending, and the other for receiving.
       
          2. An obsolete term for {remote echo}.
       
          Compare {simplex}, {half-duplex}, {double-duplex}.
       
          (2001-07-21)