Duplex
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Duplex, meaning double or twofold, commonly refers to:
- Duplex (building), a two-unit apartment building or condominium
- Duplex (telecommunications), a telecommunications systems where signal can flow in both directions between connected parties
Duplex can also refer to:
[edit] Arts and music
- Duplex (film), a 2003 movie starring Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore
- Duplex (band), a Dutch electronic music duo
- D Duplex (DJs), a Maltese Techno music duo
- Duplex!, a Canadian children's music band
- The Duplex, a comic strip by Glenn McCoy
- Duplex Records, a record label
[edit] Transportation
- Duplex locomotive, a type of steam locomotive
- SNCF TGV Duplex, a bilevel version of the French TGV train
- Locomotive Duplex, an experimental 4-cylinder Austrian steam locomotive invented in 1862
- Duplex can refer to a concurrency (road) involving two highways sharing the same roadbed
[edit] Technology
- Duplex printing, the ability of a computer printer to print on both sides of a page
- Duplex lamp, a type of oil lamp invented by Joseph Hinks
- Duplex worm gear system, a specification to adjust backlash in worm drives
- Duplex grade steel
[edit] Other
- Duplex can refer to a double stranded molecule of DNA or RNA
- Duplex reticle, a type of rifle scope with a type of crosshairs reticle that is thicker on the edges, tapering to thin in the center of the scope's sight picture
- Duplex bullets, a small-arms cartridge with two bullets in it.
- Duplex nails, a 2 headed nail mainly used for setting up foundations
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