duplex
adjective/ˈdjuːpleks/
/ˈduːpleks/
[only before noun]- (of a flat) with rooms on two floors
- a duplex apartment
- The duplex penthouses cover the top two floors of the building.
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- (North American English) (of a house) joined to another house by a wall on one side that is shared synonym semi-detached
- a duplex house/villa
- (of a printer or its software) able to print on both sides of the paper
- This model comes with nice features such as Wi-Fi and duplex printing.
- (of communications systems, computer systems, radio, etc.) allowing signals to be sent in both directions at the same time
- A common application of duplex communication is in online chat systems.
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