multiplexer
/mˈʌltiplˌɛksɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A device that interleaves several activities; a switching device.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multi- Proto-Indo-European *pel-der.? Latin -plex Latin multiplexlbor. English multiplex Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English multiplexer From multiplex + -er.