half duplex
Adjective
Meaning
half duplex (not comparable)
(telecommunications) Synonym of semiduplex
half-duplex (not comparable)
(telecommunications) Semiduplex.
Alternative names
half-duplex
Examples
In half-duplex operation of a type A polarential system, the direct-current balance is independent of line resistance.
Feature evolution Early ISA bus soundcards were half-duplex, meaning they couldn't record and play digitized sound simultaneously, mostly due to inferior card hardware (e.
All these three standards define both full-duplex and half-duplex communication.
CSMA/CD is still supported for backwards compatibility and for half-duplex connections.
In half-duplex networks, the transmitting node must ensure that the network is quiet prior to transmitting, and in addition there is usually some mechanism for transmitting nodes to detect overlapping transmissions.
In the half-duplex operation, both stations may transmit, but only one at a time.