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

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
     
     
see also:
telegraphy duplex digital analog bandwidth remote echo 
simplex half-duplex double-duplex 

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