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multiple access

[‚məl·tə·pəl ′ak‚ses]
(communications)
Multiplexing schemes by which multiple users who are geographically dispersed gain access to a shared telecommunications facility or channel.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

multiple access

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