-plex

American  

1. a combining form meaning “having parts or units” of the number specified by the initial element, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin (duplex; quadruplex ); recent English coinages ending in -plex, especially denoting structures with a given number of dwelling units, are probably in part new formations with this suffix and in part based on the noun complex: fourplex; eightplex; Cineplex; Metroplex.

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Usage

What does -plex mean? The combining form -plex is used like a suffix meaning “having parts or units.” It is often used in technical terms, especially to name buildings.The form -plex comes from Latin plicāre, meaning “to fold” or “to bend.” When -plex is used to denote a kind of building, the form -plex comes in part from a shortened form of complex, in the sense of "an intricate or complicated association or assemblage of related things, parts, units, etc." Complex comes from Latin complexus meaning "inclusion, grasping, embrace."

Etymology

Origin of -plex

< Latin -plex, -plic- (akin to plicāre to fold, bend, plectere to plait, braid; -fold ) + -s nominative singular ending

Example Sentences

Plex is widely known as a customizable content server, which by nature makes it a bit of a piracy haven.

From The Verge

Plex, the popular build-your-own streaming service, has added 15 new channels to its ad-supported streaming offering for free TV.

From The Verge

Plex originally launched the free TV feature last year as a collection of pre-programmed, continuous channels rather than traditional over-the-air streams.

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Samsung TV Plus has been around for years — it’s been available on Samsung smart TVs since 2016 — but the rollout to additional devices outside of the streaming ecosystem places it more directly in competition with ad-supported streaming services like Peacock, the Roku Channel, or any number of linear-programming freebies like Pluto TV or Plex.

From The Verge

I’ve been using the $1,699 Xgimi Horizon Pro for a few weeks now, using it to stream media from Disney Plus, YouTube, Apple TV Plus, Amazon Prime Video, Plex, and HBO Max, to name just a few of the Android TV integrations available on the Google Play Store.

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