noun
half-duplex transmission; half-duplex communications
Technical computing term for a communication mode where data can be sent in both directions, but only one direction at a time.
トランシーバーは半二重通信を使っている。
Walkie-talkies use half-duplex communication.
半二重通信では、同時に送受信できない。
In half-duplex communication, you cannot transmit and receive at the same time.
Compound of 半 (half), 二重 (double, two-way), and 通信 (communication). A calque from English 'half-duplex'.