Unidirectional vs Oneway - What's the difference?
unidirectional | oneway |
Pertaining to only one direction, e.g.: where all component parts are aligned in the same direction in space.
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As adjectives the difference between unidirectional and oneway
is that unidirectional is pertaining to only one direction, eg: where all component parts are aligned in the same direction in space while oneway is .unidirectional
English
Adjective
(-)- Equally important is the class mailing list, which facilitates two-way communication at a distance. (By contrast, the web page is basically a unidirectional teacher-to-student communication.)
Antonyms
* bidirectionalSee also
* omnidirectionaloneway
English
Adjective
(head)- Sending a oneway message somehow results in some task being performed.