| Adj. | 1. | simplex - allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time; "simplex system" |
| 2. | simplex - having only one part or element; "a simplex word has no affixes and is not part of a compound--like `boy' compared with `boyish' or `house' compared with `houseboat'" |
SIMPLEX. Simple or single; as, charta simplex, is a deed-poll, of single deed. Jacob's L. Dict. h.t.
| 1. | (communications) | simplex - Used to describe a communications channel
that can only ever carry a signal in one direction, like a
one-way street. Television is an example of (broadcast)
simplex communication. Opposite: duplex. | |
| 2. | (algorithm) | simplex - The simplex method. |
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