mux
Channel selection switch
Mux is technical shorthand for multiplexer—a device or process that combines multiple signals into one channel for transmission.
In electronics and computing, to mux signals is to merge them: The chip muxes four video inputs onto a single output.
The opposite operation is demux.
Multi-input signal selector
- demultiplexerCircuit separating combined signals
- time-divisionSharing by sequential slots
- channelizationStraightening natural waterways
- switchingChanging from one to another
routing · selector · interleaving · trunk · carrier
Closed electrical pathway
- ICMicrochip or spy agencies
- chipSmall broken-off piece
- selectorMechanism for choosing
- digitalOf discrete data
analog · switch · input · output · channel · pin · bus · microcontroller
Combines ingredients or people
- consoleComfort in distress
- switcherChanges between inputs
- routingPath selection process
- crossfadeGradual audio overlap transition
fader · broadcast · multitrack · bus · stem · feed · production
Steady continuous flow
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- selectCarefully pick from options
- channelPassage for transmission
- concurrentHappening at once
Data transmission capacity
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- transmissionSending of information
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- fiber-opticLight-carrying cable technology
carrier · baseband · broadband · spectrum · cellular · satellite · uplink · downlink
multiplexer
Multi-input signal selector
- demultiplexerCircuit separating combined signals
- time-divisionSharing by sequential slots
- channelizationStraightening natural waterways
switching · routing · selector · interleaving · trunk · carrier
circuit
Closed electrical pathway
digital · analog · switch · input · output · channel · pin · bus · microcontroller · encoder
mixer
Combines ingredients or people
crossfade · fader · broadcast · multitrack · bus · stem · feed · production
stream
Steady continuous flow
bandwidth
Data transmission capacity
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- transmissionSending of information
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
fiber-optic · carrier · baseband · broadband · spectrum · cellular · satellite · uplink · downlink
muxdemux
Divides combined signal
demultiplexer · splitter · distributor · decoder · one-to-many