Literary notes about duplex (AI summary)
The term “duplex” has found a remarkably diverse range of applications throughout literature. In technical contexts, particularly in discussions of data communication and modem standards, it is used with precision to distinguish between two-way communication modes—most notably contrasting “half duplex” with “full duplex” systems [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Conversely, in historical and commercial writings, “duplex” describes items with a dual-layer or lined structure, such as the fancy duplex-lined paper bags produced in the late 19th and early 20th centuries [6, 7, 8, 9]. Beyond its technical and utilitarian meanings, the word also appears in a symbolic or philosophical light in sociological and literary texts, where it is employed to evoke notions of dual nature or inherent duality in human character and the natural world [10, 11, 12, 13, 14]. This blend of pragmatic and metaphorical usage across different genres underscores the versatility of “duplex” as a concept in literature.
- Kermit is one of the few asynchronous error correction protocols that functions well when exchanging files having half duplex IBM front-end machines.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - V.32 4800/9600 bps Current standard for 9600 bps modems full duplex V.32bis 4800/7200/9600, Full duplex with faster interrogation.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - My BBS accepts from 300 to 9600 bps asynchronous, full duplex communication.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - Full-duplex is simultaneous two-way communication.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - When the setting is HALF DUPLEX, all characters entered on your computer for transfer to an online service (or your modem) will be displayed.
— from The Online World by Odd De Presno - 1895—Thomas M. Royal, Philadelphia, is the first to manufacture in the United States a fancy duplex-lined paper bag.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - That same year, Thomas M. Royal, of Philadelphia, began the manufacture in the United States of a fancy duplex-lined paper bag for coffee.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - Three Types of Automatic Coffee-Weighing Machines Left—Duplex net weigher.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - In 1902, the first fancy duplex paper bag made by machinery from a roll of paper was produced by the Union Bag & Paper Corporation.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - "Homo duplex, homo duplex!" writes Alphonse Daudet.
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park - Duplex libelli dos est: quod risum movet, Et quod prudenti vitam consilio monet.
— from Aesop's Fables by Aesop - The azygos organ presents as a symmetrical unity, and the duplex organ as a symmetrical duality.
— from The King James Version of the Bible - First, that simulata sanctitas be not in the church; for that is duplex iniquitas .
— from Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients by Francis Bacon - When a character is duplex in an individual, that means that when the germ cells ripen in the body
— from Introduction to the Science of Sociology by E. W. Burgess and Robert Ezra Park
