Triplex vs. Duplex — What's the Difference?

Composed of three parts; threefold; triple.

Twofold; double.

Having three apartments, divisions, or floors

Having two apartments, divisions, or floors.

Something, such as an apartment building, that is triplex

Relating to or being a single assembly of machinery having two identical units that are capable of operating simultaneously or independently.

Having three parts; triple or threefold.

(Electronics) Of or relating to a communications mode, as in a telephone system, that provides simultaneous transmission and reception in both directions.

(architecture) Having three floors

A house divided into two living units or residences, usually having separate entrances.

(architecture) Having three units, divisions, suites, apartments

A duplex apartment.

A building with three apartments or divisions.

Something, such as a communications system, that is duplex.

A dwelling unit with three floors.

Double, made up of two parts.

(juggling) A throwing motion where three balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.

(architecture) Having two floors

Triple time.

(architecture) Having two units, divisions, suites, apartments

(transitive) To make triplex.

(telecommunications) Bidirectional in two directions.

Having three principal operative parts or motions, so as to produce a three-fold effect.

(soil science) Having horizons with contrasting textures.

Having three units or components or elements;

A house made up of two dwelling units.

(US) A dwelling unit with two floors

(philately) A cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.

(juggling) A throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.

(biochemistry) A double-stranded polynucleotide.

(geology) A system of multiple thrust faults bounded above and below by a roof thrust and floor thrust.

To make duplex.

To make into a duplex.

To make a series of duplex throws.

Double; twofold.

Organized so that data may be transmitted in two opposite directions over the same channel; - of communications channels, such as data transfer lines between computers.

To arrange, as a telegraph line, so that two messages may be transmitted simultaneously; to equip with a duplex telegraphic outfit.

Something which is duplex; - used mostly in reference to a living unit, such as an apartment, in a building having two similar living units.

A double-stranded region in a nucleic acid molecule. See deoxyribonucleic acid.

A house with two units sharing a common wall

An apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase

(used technically of a device or process) having two parts;

Allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously;