Duplex (Latin, 'double') may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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''Duplex'' (film), or ''Our House'', a 2003 American black comedy film
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Duplex (band)
Duplex is an electronic music duo based out of Rotterdam. After several 12 inch singles, remixes and EPs released on labels such as Clone Records, Dub Recordings and Groundzero, Duplex issued their debut album ''Late Night Driving'' in 2006 on ...
, a Dutch electronic music duo
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Duplex (Norwegian duo)
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Duplex!, a Canadian children's music band
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The Duplex'', an American comic strip by Glenn McCoy
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''The Duplex'' (film), a 2015 Nigerian film
Places
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Duplex, Tennessee, U.S.
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Duplex, Texas, U.S.
Science and technology
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''Duplex'' (moth), a genus of moths in the family Erebidae
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Nucleic acid double helix
In molecular biology, the term double helix refers to the structure formed by double-stranded molecules of nucleic acids such as DNA. The double helical structure of a nucleic acid complex arises as a consequence of its secondary structure, a ...
, a double-stranded molecule of DNA or RNA
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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 ...
, communications in both directions simultaneously
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Duplex (typography)
In the manufacture of metal type used in letterpress printing, a matrix (from the Latin meaning ''womb'' or ''a female breeding animal'') is the mould used to cast a letter, known as a sort. Matrices for printing types were made of copper.
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, a Linotype technique
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Duplex ultrasonography
Doppler ultrasonography is medical ultrasonography that employs the Doppler effect to perform medical imaging, imaging of the movement of tissue (biology), tissues and body fluids (usually blood), and their relative velocity to the ultrasound pro ...
, a medical imaging technique
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Google Duplex
Google Assistant is a virtual assistant software application developed by Google that is primarily available on home automation and mobile devices. Based on artificial intelligence, Google Assistant can engage in two-way conversations, unlike t ...
, an extension of Google Assistant
Transportation
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Duplex (automobile) The Duplex was a Canadian automobile built by the United Iron Works Company, of Montreal in 1923. The engine was an unconventional 4-cylinder two-stroke engine with two pistons per cylinder, which the makers claimed gave excellent fuel economy.
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, an early car built in Canada in 1923
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Duplex locomotive, a type of steam locomotive
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TGV Duplex
The TGV Duplex is a French high-speed train of the TGV family, manufactured by Alstom, and operated by the French national railway company SNCF. They were the first TGV trainsets to use bi-level passenger carriages with a seating capacity of ...
, a French high-speed train of the TGV family featuring bi-level carriages
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10 km (6.2 mi) tunnel in Paris
Other uses
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Duplex (building)
A duplex house plan has two living units attached to each other, either next to each other as townhouses, condominiums or one above the other like apartments. By contrast, a building comprising two attached units on two distinct properties is ...
, two living units attached to each other
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Duplex apartment
An apartment (American English, Canadian English), flat (British English, Indian English, South African English), tenement ( Scots English), or unit (Australian English) is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) th ...
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Duplex printing, double-sided printing
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Edward Duplex, a 19th-century African-American pioneer
See also
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