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  CNET GLOSSARY: Terms for the techie
half duplex
A mode of data transmission in which data is sent in only one direction at a time. For instance, a modem that is half duplex can both send and receive data-but not simultaneously. A full-duplex modem can do both at once. Most modems can operate in both modes. 
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