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単方向伝送 (たんほうこうでんそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

単たん方ほう向こう伝でん送そう

Meanings

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noun

simplex transmission; one-way communication

computing

Technical computing term for data transmission in only one direction, with no return channel.

単たん方ほう向こう伝でん送そうでは、受じゅ信しん側がわから送そう信しん側がわへデータを送おくり返かえせない。
In simplex transmission, the receiving side cannot send data back to the transmitting side.

Kanji

単simple, one, single
方direction, person, alternative
向yonder, facing, beyond
伝

transmit, go along, walk along

送escort, send

Similar words

半はん二に重じゅう通つう信しん
Half-duplex communication allows two-way transmission, but only one direction at a time, unlike simplex which is permanently one-way.
全ぜん二に重じゅう通つう信しん
Full-duplex communication allows simultaneous two-way transmission, in contrast to simplex.

Etymology

Compound of 単方向 (one-way) and 伝送 (transmission), a direct technical calque from English 'simplex transmission'.