##  [Multiple Access](/multiple-access) 

  ##  [Multiple Access](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/multiple-access-0) 

  

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**Information & Communication Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A family of techniques by which a shared transmission resource (spectrum, time, code, or spatial channels) is divided or multiplexed so that multiple users or links can transmit simultaneously or in scheduled fashion without fatal interference; common methods include time‑division (TDMA), frequency‑division (FDMA), code‑division (CDMA) and hybrids like orthogonal frequency‑division multiple access