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Unidirectional vs. Bidirectional — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Unidirectional and Bidirectional

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Definitions

Unidirectional

Moving or operating in one direction only
A unidirectional microphone.

Bidirectional

Moving or operating in two usually opposite directions
Bidirectional data flow.

Unidirectional

Pertaining to only one direction, e.g.: where all component parts are aligned in the same direction in space.

Bidirectional

Moving in two directions (usually opposite)

Unidirectional

A fabric in which the majority of fibers run in the same single direction.

Bidirectional

Operating or functioning in two directions (usually opposite)
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Unidirectional

Operating or moving or allowing movement in one direction only;
A unidirectional flow
A unidirectional antenna
A unidirectional approach to a problem

Bidirectional

Such an antenna or microphone

Bidirectional

Reactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directions

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