Bidirectional may refer to:
* Bidirectional, a
roadway
A carriageway (British English) or roadway (North American English) consists of a width of road on which a vehicle is not restricted by any physical barriers or separation to move laterally. A carriageway generally consists of a number of tra ...
that carries traffic moving in opposite directions
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Bi-directional vehicle
A bi-directional vehicle is a vehicle that can be driven in either direction, forwards or backwards. Usually, the term refers to rail vehicles, such as trains or trams, and some airside transfer buses, that are equipped with driver's cabs at ...
, a tram or train or any other vehicle that can be controlled from either end and can move forward or backward with equal ease without any need to be turned around
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Bidirectional text
A bidirectional text contains two text directionalities, right-to-left (RTL) and left-to-right (LTR). It generally involves text containing different types of alphabets, but may also refer to boustrophedon, which is changing text direction in eac ...
, text containing text in both text directionalities
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Duplex (telecommunications)
A duplex communication system is a point-to-point system composed of two or more connected parties or devices that can communicate with one another in both directions. Duplex systems are employed in many communications networks, either to allow ...
, communication in both directions
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Bidirectionalization, a process in computer science
* Bidirectional railway signalling; see
Application of railway signals#Bidirectional signalling
* Bidirectional learning/process refers to two way learning. In terms of
socialization
In sociology, socialization or socialisation (see spelling differences) is the process of internalizing the norms and ideologies of society. Socialization encompasses both learning and teaching and is thus "the means by which social and cultur ...
, the process helps both novices and experts learn from each other.
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Bidirectional LED
A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits light when current flows through it. Electrons in the semiconductor recombine with electron holes, releasing energy in the form of photons. The color of the light (cor ...
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