demultiplexer

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noun

A device or piece of software used to separate signals that were previously combined using a multiplexer.

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demux
OriginEnglish demultiplex ← Latin multiplex ← Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? →
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Meanings

noundemultiplexer (plural demultiplexers)

plural demultiplexers

  1. businessA device or piece of software used to separate signals that were previously combined using a multiplexer.

    Synonyms: demux

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA device or piece of software used to separate signals that were previously combined using a multiplexer.

Similar
demux

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  9. Proto-Italic*moltos
  10. Latinmulti-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pel-der.?
  12. Latinmultiplex
  13. Englishmultiplex
  14. Englishdemultiplex
  15. Englishdemultiplexer

From demultiplex + -er.

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Translations

Finnish demultiplekseri, lähtövalitsin
  • demultiplekseriTranslations
  • lähtövalitsinTranslations
Greek αποπολυπλέκτης
  • αποπολυπλέκτης (apopolypléktis)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

demultiplexer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demultiplexer

MLA

“demultiplexer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demultiplexer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demultiplexer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demultiplexer.

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