| synchronous time-division multiplexing [`siŋ·krǝ·nǝs `tīm dǝ´vizh·ǝn `mǝl·tǝ´pleks·iŋ] COMMUNICATIONS A data transmission technique in which several users make use of a single channel by means of a system in which time slots are allotted on a fixed basis, usually in round-robin fashion. Abbreviated STDM. |