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Initialism vs Multiplexer - What's the difference?

initialism | multiplexer |

As nouns the difference between initialism and multiplexer

is that initialism is a term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter while multiplexer is a device that interleaves several activities; a switching device.

initialism

English

Noun

(wikipedia initialism) (en noun)
  • A term formed from the initial letter or letters of several words or parts of words, but which is itself pronounced letter by letter.
    • BBC is an initialism for British Broadcasting Corporation.

    See also

    * abbreviation * acronym * orphan initialism * TLA *

    External links

    * Acronyms selected for your enjoyment * English words suffixed with -ism

    multiplexer

    English

    (wikipedia multiplexer)

    Alternative forms

    * multiplexor

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A device that interleaves several activities; a switching device.
  • (computing, telecommunication) A device that combines several input signals into a single output signal.